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How many students failed their English exams in Rock Island County in 2023?

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IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

More than 5 in 10 Rock Island County public students aren't at grade level based on their performance in the English portion of the 2023 SAT.

That's according to a Rock Island Today analysis of test score data compiled by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

ISBE reports that last year, 50.2% of Rock Island County's 9,059 public high school students failed the ELA portion of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and have "minimal (or) incomplete… understanding of the knowledge and skills relative to Illinois Learning Standards."

Students can achieve four proficiencies in their subjects (partially met, approaching, meets, and exceeds standards). This report concludes students who partially met or approached the standards have failed in the subject.

Rockridge Junior High School (62.4%), Logan Elementary School (61.9%) and Northeast Junior High School (61%) had the highest failure rates in Rock Island County. Meanwhile, Lincoln-Irving Elementary School (36.6%) and Jane Addams Elementary School (34.8%) had the lowest.

Of 37 Rock Island County high schools, 18, including Denkmann Elementary School, Sherrard Junior High School, and Eagle Ridge School had passing rates of more than 50%.

Countywide, English test failure rates rose from 50% in 2021 to 50.2% in 2023.

The failure rate rose in 19 Rock Island County high schools in 2023, with the most significant increase happening at Hampton Elementary School (59.1%).

Data shows that the highest failure rates growths were seen in Christian County (72.5%), Hancock County (73.8%), Cook County (74.1%), White County (74.1%), and Morgan County (76.7%).

Statewide, 39.9% of Illinois students failed the 2023 state English exam, down from 64% in 2019.

The SAT test is administered to Illinois high school sophomores "to fulfill the requirement that students take an assessment for college and career readiness in order to receive a regular high school diploma."

ELA Failure Rates in Rock Island County High Schools in 2023
High School# of StudentsFailing % in 2021Failing % in 2022Failing % in 2023
Rockridge Junior High School23458.6%63.2%62.4%
Logan Elementary School13954.9%52.7%61.9%
Northeast Junior High School19554.1%62.4%61%
Hampton Elementary School15950.3%47.6%59.1%
Butterworth Elementary School8745.7%52.6%57.5%
Bicentennial Elementary School13747.9%53.5%55.4%
Bowlesburg Elementary School10151.3%44.1%54.5%
Ridgewood Elementary School17047.8%46.7%54.1%
Rock Island Center for Math and Science23348.8%56.9%53.7%
Woodrow Wilson Middle School80654.5%52.9%53.7%
George Washington Elementary School14647.6%43.3%53.4%
Glenview Middle School111955.3%51%53%
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School14350%51.1%52.5%
Eugene Field Elementary School25456.1%52.7%52.4%
John Deere Middle School71852%48.7%52.1%
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School16642.5%44.7%51.8%
Andalusia Elementary School22260.3%51.4%51.4%
Roosevelt Elementary School20142.4%50%51.3%
Frances Willard Elementary School20235.1%41.8%51%
Denkmann Elementary School22354.5%50%49.4%
Sherrard Junior High School20947.7%56.9%49.3%
Eagle Ridge School16758.3%45.7%48.5%
Riverdale Middle School26750.2%45.1%48.3%
Washington Junior High School45646.9%49.9%47.6%
Edison Junior High School39143.6%38.1%47.1%
George O. Barr School19143.9%50.9%46.6%
Ridgewood Elementary School13145.4%50.7%46.6%
Willard Elementary School8839.8%47.4%45.5%
Hamilton Elementary School30154.3%46%42.2%
Longfellow Elementary School11343.1%48.4%41.6%
Riverdale Elementary School21650%41.1%40.7%
Hillcrest Elementary School11645%37.3%40.6%
Wells Elementary School8449.1%42.1%40.5%
Rock Island Academy27838.3%44%39.2%
Earl H. Hanson Elementary School11049.3%48.5%38.2%
Lincoln-Irving Elementary School14237.4%35%36.6%
Jane Addams Elementary School14445.4%44.4%34.8%

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