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Test expectations: How many Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 students failed to meet ELA IAR expectations in 2023-24 school year?

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Dr. Rachel Savage Superintendent at Moline Coal Valley Community Unit School District 40 | Official Website

Dr. Rachel Savage Superintendent at Moline Coal Valley Community Unit School District 40 | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 74.2% of Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 25.8% who did.

The total number Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 4.4% from the previous school year.

Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 roughly covers schools within Rock Island County and has a main office in Moline.

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing toward state standards in English language arts and mathematics.

Recent IAR data shows that while Illinois students improved slightly in the test, math performance remains below pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, 28.4% of students met math benchmarks, compared to 31.8% in 2019. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity. 

The disparities were even more pronounced in math. White students achieved a proficiency rate of 38.7%, while Black students achieved 9.1% and Hispanic students 15.6%. Asian students achieved the highest proficiency rates in both subjects, hitting 68.2% in ELA and 61.4% in math.

Rock Island's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%81%70%81%70%79%65%74%59%Moline-Coal Valley School District 40Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Lincoln-Irving Elementary SchoolMoline-Coal Valley School District 4094.4%
Willard Elementary SchoolMoline-Coal Valley School District 4089.9%
George Washington Elementary SchoolMoline-Coal Valley School District 4087.1%
Logan Elementary SchoolMoline-Coal Valley School District 4081.3%
Butterworth Elementary SchoolMoline-Coal Valley School District 4080.6%
Roosevelt Elementary SchoolMoline-Coal Valley School District 4075.7%
Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchoolMoline-Coal Valley School District 4075%
Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMoline-Coal Valley School District 4074.9%
John Deere Middle SchoolMoline-Coal Valley School District 4070.8%
Hamilton Elementary SchoolMoline-Coal Valley School District 4064.5%
Bicentennial Elementary SchoolMoline-Coal Valley School District 4063.5%
Jane Addams Elementary SchoolMoline-Coal Valley School District 4060.9%

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