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

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Results are in and 80.1% of Vermilion 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 Vermilion County rose by 0.2% 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%).

Vermilion County's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years
2017-182019-202020-212021-220%20%40%60%80%100%78.2%78.2%62.1%62.1%83.4%83.4%69.7%69.7%82.6%82.6%69.9%69.9%80.1%80.1%64.6%64.6%CountyState

Vermilion County Schools Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2022-23 School Year
SchoolStudents who did not meet standards (%)Total students tested
Edison Elementary School95.8%95
Meade Park Elementary School92.7%109
South View Upper Elementary School90.3%581
Mark Denman Elementary School89%244
Judith Giacoma Elementary School86.3%374
Southwest Elementary School85.6%83
North Ridge Middle School84.6%662
Liberty Elementary School83.6%122
Westville Junior High School81.6%173
Oakwood Grade School81.1%359
Hoopeston Area Middle School80.6%221
Salt Fork South Elementary School79.7%69
John Greer Elementary School77.5%227
Pine Crest Elementary School77.4%176
Potomac Elementary School76.9%78
Rossville-Alvin Elementary School74.8%171
Salt Fork North Elementary School74.8%115
Mary Miller Junior High School71%183
Northeast Elementary Magnet School67%182
Salt Fork Junior High School64.8%179
Bismarck-Henning Elementary School63.6%107
Armstrong-Ellis Elementary School59.6%57
Bismarck-Henning Junior High School59.6%252

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