Jefferson County: How many students failed their ELA test in 2022-23 school year?

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By North Egypt News

Aug 14, 2024

Results are in and 71.8% of Jefferson 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 Jefferson County rose by 8.4% 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%).

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

Jefferson 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
Dr. Nick Osborne Primary Center	87.7%	139
J.L. Buford Intermediate Education Center	87.4%	272
Zadok Casey Middle School	85.3%	408
Spring Garden Elementary School	83.3%	54
Field Elementary School	77.4%	155
McClellan Elementary School	75.9%	29
Spring Garden Middle School	75.6%	78
Bethel Grade School	71.6%	88
Bluford Grade School	68.4%	149
Woodlawn Grade School	67.5%	206
Rome Community Consolidated Elementary School	62.6%	217
Grand Prairie Elementary School	60.3%	53
Farrington Elementary School	58%	31
Waltonville Grade School	55.5%	146
Summersville Grade School	46.1%	165
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School	42.6%	94