Did Grundy County students fail or pass their 2022-23 ELA tests?

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By Grundy Reporter

Aug 14, 2024

Results are in and 60.9% of Grundy County students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of students who failed their ELA assessment in Grundy County rose by 11.4% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 95.7% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Woodford County had the highest success rate across the state, with 59.4% of its students passing the ELA portion of the IAR.

The IAR measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing in meeting the English Language Arts and Mathematics standards set by the state.

According to recent IAR data, the average ELA proficiency rate for Illinois students was 35.4% in 2023, while the math proficiency rate stood at 27.1%. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity.

White students demonstrated higher proficiency rates in both ELA and math compared to Black and Hispanic students. The ELA proficiency rate for white students was 45.6%, around twice higher than that of Black students (17%) and Hispanic students (23.3%).

The gap was even worse in math, with white students achieving a 37% proficiency rate, nearly five times higher than Black students (7.9%) and over twice higher than Hispanic students (14.4%).

Grundy County's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

Grundy County Schools Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2022-23 School Year

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Braceville Elementary School	88.5%	78
White Oak Elementary	74.8%	349
South Wilmington Grade School	70.6%	51
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School	69.7%	66
Aux Sable Elementary School	68.7%	249
Shabbona Middle School	68.4%	313
Minooka Intermediate School	68.3%	984
Minooka Junior High School	67.7%	1,025
Coal City Elementary School	66.7%	135
Minooka Elementary School	66.5%	203
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School	61.1%	144
Gardner Elementary School	56.9%	86
Nettle Creek Elementary School	55.5%	54
Saratoga Elementary School	50.4%	462
Coal City Intermediate School	36.7%	286
Coal City Middle School	27%	476