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

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By McLean County Times

Aug 14, 2024

Results are in and 73.2% of Livingston 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 Livingston County rose by 6.6% 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%).

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

Livingston 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
Cornell Elementary School	83.6%	61
Pontiac Junior High School	83.6%	330
Lincoln Elementary School	83.1%	113
Flanagan Elementary School	80.2%	106
Woodland Elementary/Junior High School	78.6%	182
Washington Elementary School	77.8%	198
Dwight Common School	77.4%	310
Prairie Central Elementary School	73.7%	213
Odell Grade School	72.1%	86
Saunemin Elementary School	64.3%	70
Graymont Elementary School	63.9%	36
Prairie Central Junior High School	55.2%	217
Prairie Central Upper Elementary School	54.9%	237