Test Expectations: How many Franklin County students failed to meet ELA expectations in 2022-23 school year?

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By North Egypt News

Aug 14, 2024

Results are in and 67.8% of Franklin 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 Franklin County rose by 12.2% 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%).

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

Franklin 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
Zeigler-Royalton Junior High School	86.1%	108
Thompsonville Grade School	79.9%	129
Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School	77.1%	96
Frankfort Intermediate School	77%	408
Benton Grade School K-4	73.8%	206
Sesser-Valier Junior High School	69.4%	131
Christopher Elementary School	67.8%	286
Central Junior High School	66.6%	213
Benton Grade School 5-8	60.1%	449
Ewing-Northern Elementary School	51.5%	130
Sesser-Valier Elementary School	46.2%	117
Akin Community Consolidated Elementary School	43.2%	51