Danville High School Principal Ms. Tracy Cherry (2023) | Danville High School
Danville High School Principal Ms. Tracy Cherry (2023) | Danville High School
That's according to an analysis from Chambana Sun of test scores compiled by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
ISBE reports that in the 2023-24 school year, 82.3% of Vermilion County's 598 public high school students failed the ELA portion of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and have "minimal (or) incomplete understanding of the knowledge and skills relative to Illinois Learning Standards."
Students can achieve four proficiencies in their subjects: partially met, approaching, meets, and exceeds standards. This report concludes students who partially met or approached the standards have failed in the subject.
Armstrong High School (89.7%), Danville High School (87.5%) and Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School (82%) had the highest failure rates in Vermilion County in the 2023-24 school year. Meanwhile, Westville High School (75%) and Oakwood High School had the lowest (72.3%).
Countywide, English test failure rates fell from 84.3% in the 2022-23 school year to 82.3% in the 2023-24 school year.
The failure rate rose in two Vermilion County high schools in the 2023-24 school year, with the most significant increase happening at Armstrong High School, where the failure rate rose by 20.8%, reaching 89.7% overall.
Data shows that the largest growth in failure rates occurred in Vermilion County, which increased by 20.8% to 89.7%; Clark County, which grew by 22% to 89.3%; Kendall County, which increased by 24.1% to 89.4%; Fayette County, which grew by 24.6% to 91.2%; and Shelby County, which increased by 27.3% to 92.3%.
Danville High School, Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School, Hoopeston Area High School, Westville High School, and Oakwood High School were the Vermilion County high schools to see improvements between the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years.
Statewide, 67.7% of Illinois students failed the 2023-24 school year state English exam, down from 68.4% in the 2022-23 school year.
The SAT test is administered to Illinois high school sophomores "to fulfill the requirement that students take an assessment for college and career readiness in order to receive a regular high school diploma."
| High School | Student Count | Failure Rate in 2022-23 School Year | Failure Rate in 2023-24 School Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong High School | 29 | 68.9% | 89.7% |
| Danville High School | 239 | 88.6% | 87.5% |
| Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School | 72 | 80.7% | 82% |
| Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School | 55 | 90.6% | 81.8% |
| Hoopeston Area High School | 74 | 82.4% | 78.3% |
| Westville High School | 64 | 82.3% | 75% |
| Oakwood High School | 65 | 77.4% | 72.3% |
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