Grundy Reporter

Of the 685 students attending Coal City High School in 2019, 39.5 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 37.6 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

The report is based on results from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam; a state-mandated exam used to assess the school and student performance in several states nationwide.

In the Coal City Community Unit School District 1, 39.5 percent of students scored proficient on the ELA portion of the PARCC exam in 2019, and 37.6 percent were proficient in math.

In Illinois, overall, 36.7 percent of students passed the PARCC ELA exam in 2019, and 34.8 percent were proficient in math.

School	ELA School Proficiency	Math School Proficiency
Gardner-South Wilmington High School	38.9	27.5
Morris Community High School	34.3	39.7
Minooka Community High School	41.6	34.6
Coal City High School	39.5	37.6