Aimee Oxarart Principal at Parkside Junior High School | Official Website
Aimee Oxarart Principal at Parkside Junior High School | Official Website
The number of students who failed their ELA assessment in McLean County rose by 8% 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%).
| School | Students who did not meet standards (%) | Total students tested |
|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Elementary School | 92.7% | 178 |
| Irving Elementary School | 90.9% | 176 |
| Stevenson Elementary School | 87.8% | 147 |
| Ridgeview Elementary School | 87.8% | 107 |
| Bloomington Junior High School | 86.3% | 969 |
| Bent Elementary School | 86.2% | 187 |
| Fox Creek Elementary School | 85.7% | 155 |
| Ridgeview Junior High School | 85.2% | 134 |
| Oakdale Elementary School | 81.6% | 184 |
| Sugar Creek Elementary School | 81.4% | 107 |
| Cedar Ridge Elementary School | 80.9% | 173 |
| Parkside Elementary School | 78.5% | 126 |
| Fairview Elementary School | 78.4% | 125 |
| Pepper Ridge Elementary School | 78% | 141 |
| Olympia Middle School | 75.1% | 370 |
| Kingsley Junior High School | 74.1% | 746 |
| Oakland Elementary School | 71.8% | 217 |
| Carlock Elementary School | 71.2% | 59 |
| Leroy Elementary School | 69.9% | 206 |
| Lexington Junior High School | 66.6% | 111 |
| Glenn Elementary School | 65.7% | 99 |
| Leroy Junior High School | 65.1% | 123 |
| Colene Hoose Elementary School | 65% | 197 |
| Heyworth Junior-Senior High School | 64% | 128 |
| Washington Elementary School | 62.2% | 156 |
| Parkside Junior High School | 62.2% | 624 |
| Heyworth Elementary School | 61.1% | 252 |
| Olympia North Elementary School | 60.9% | 128 |
| Hudson Elementary School | 58.7% | 128 |
| Evans Junior High School | 57.5% | 724 |
| Prairieland Elementary School | 57.1% | 221 |
| Chiddix Junior High School | 56.1% | 574 |
| El Paso-Gridley Junior High School | 53.2% | 374 |
| Benjamin Elementary School | 49% | 314 |
| Lexington Elementary School | 48.5% | 101 |
| Northpoint Elementary School | 48.4% | 244 |
| Grove Elementary School | 44.6% | 269 |
| Towanda Elementary School | 42.7% | 96 |
| Tri-Valley Middle School | 37.4% | 460 |
| Thomas Metcalf School | 32.9% | 292 |
| Tri-Valley Elementary School | 29.2% | 79 |
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