Kane County Reporter

Results are in and 72.8% of Kane County students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of students who failed their ELA assessment in Kane County rose by 64.2% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Pulaski County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 92.7% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Piatt County had the highest success rate across the state, with 49.4% 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.

Based on their reading scores on the NAEP, public school students from Illinois managed to stay relatively on par with the national level, according to the National Center for Education and Statistics.

Assessment participation rates in 2023 are at or above the 95% testing threshold, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Edna Rollins Elementary School	98%	201
Perry Elementary School	97.8%	139
Harriet Gifford Elementary School	95.8%	213
Rose E. Krug Elementary School	95%	139
Channing Memorial Elementary School	94.4%	196
Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School	94.4%	287
Coleman Elementary School	94%	366
L.D. Brady Elementary School	93.7%	159
Ellis Middle School	93.6%	580
K.D. Waldo Middle School	93.4%	916
Ronald D.O. Neal Elementary School	93.3%	267
Beaupre Elementary School	92.9%	98
John Gates Elementary School	92.8%	222
Oak Park Elementary School	92.2%	154
Highland Elementary School	92.1%	317
Lakewood School	91.5%	389
Laurel Hill Elementary School	91.5%	235
Greenman Elementary School	91.4%	244
McCleery Elementary School	91.1%	258
Mabel O. Donnell Elementary School	91%	134
Hall Elementary School	90.9%	252
Lords Park Elementary School	90.8%	338
Parkview Elementary School	90.5%	148
Golfview Elementary School	90.5%	199
Washington Elementary School	90.1%	222
Hillcrest Elementary School	90%	271
Hill Elementary School	89.9%	277
Century Oaks Elementary School	89.9%	276
Huff Elementary School	89.8%	265
G.N. Dieterich Elementary School	89.7%	214
Lowrie Elementary School	89.7%	234
C.M. Bardwell Elementary School	89.6%	337
Heritage Elementary School	89.6%	202
Willard Elementary School	89.5%	209
Olney C. Allen Elementary School	89.3%	345
C.F. Simmons Middle School	89.2%	794
Smith Elementary School	89%	182
Henry W. Cowherd Middle School	89%	892
Creekside Elementary School	88.4%	259
Carpentersville Middle School	88.3%	1,193
Kimball Middle School	87.8%	531
Meadowdale Elementary School	87.8%	237
McKinley Elementary School	87.2%	203
Abbott Middle School	86.3%	612
Ontarioville Elementary School	86.1%	251
Parkwood Elementary School	84.9%	219
Nicholson Elementary School	84.8%	145
Oakhill Elementary School	84.6%	234
Jefferson Middle School	84.6%	604
Schneider Elementary School	84.4%	173
Garfield Elementary School	84.1%	157
Washington Middle School	83%	646
Sunnydale Elementary School	82.9%	170
Larsen Middle School	82.4%	635
Canton Middle School	81.8%	566
Tefft Middle School	80.9%	748
Ridge Circle Elementary School	80.9%	220
Herget Middle School	80.7%	615
Kaneland Harter Middle School	79.6%	920
Horizon Elementary School	79.5%	239
Goodwin Elementary School	79.4%	126
Freeman Elementary School	79.1%	258
Lake In The Hills Elementary School	78.8%	245
Hampshire Elementary School	78.6%	224
Fox Meadow Elementary School	78.4%	319
Kenyon Woods Middle School	78.2%	952
Gary D. Wright Elementary School	78%	468
Clinton Elementary School	77.7%	278
C.I. Johnson Elementary School	76.7%	344
Otter Creek Elementary School	76.7%	202
Fearn Elementary School	75.1%	261
Cambridge Lakes Charter School	74.7%	411
Jewel Middle School	74.7%	572
Nature Ridge Elementary School	74.6%	232
Lincoln Elementary School	72.8%	217
Glenbrook Elementary School	72.3%	235
Hampshire Middle School	71.3%	743
Hanover Countryside Elementary School	71.1%	194
Hilltop Elementary School	70.7%	294
Harrison Street Elementary School	70.7%	205
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School	70.2%	181
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School	70.1%	201
Dundee Middle School	68.9%	1,118
Prairieview Elementary School	68.7%	163
Timber Trails Elementary School	67.9%	209
Hawk Hollow Elementary School	67.9%	224
Sycamore Trails Elementary School	67.6%	241
Wayne Elementary School	67%	188
Liberty Elementary School	66.5%	355
Western Avenue Elementary School	66.3%	178
Westfield Community School	66.2%	1,100
Wasco Elementary School	65.1%	241
Geneva Middle School North	65.1%	590
Algonquin Middle School	65.1%	398
Grace McWayne Elementary School	64.9%	154
Sam Rotolo Middle School	64%	1,171
Kaneland McDole Elementary School	63.6%	198
Lincoln Prairie Elementary School	63.4%	191
Howard B. Thomas Grade School	62.7%	314
J.B. Nelson Elementary School	61.9%	181
Liberty Elementary School	61.5%	226
Geneva Middle School South	61.4%	578
Kaneland John Shields Elementary School	61.1%	221
Anderson Elementary School	60.5%	215
Gilberts Elementary School	60.3%	317
Algonquin Lakes Elementary School	60%	190
Louise White Elementary School	59.3%	172
Bartlett Elementary School	58.7%	300
Eastview Middle School	58.4%	736
Spring Trail Elementary School	58.2%	201
Dundee Highlands Elementary School	58%	169
Alice Gustafson Elementary School	56.5%	184
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	55.9%	161
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary	55.1%	207
Centennial School	55%	282
Kenneth E. Neubert Elementary School	54.4%	215
Hoover Wood Elementary School	54.4%	158
Richmond Intermediate School	54.4%	377
Prairie View Grade School	53.8%	318
H.C. Storm Elementary School	53.2%	154
Wredling Middle School	51.7%	1,364
Corron Elementary School	49.8%	259
Heartland Elementary School	49.4%	178
Country Trails Elementary School	49.2%	309
Eastview Elementary School	48.6%	177
Fabyan Elementary School	48.1%	108
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy	46.2%	266
Lincoln Elementary School	45.8%	83
Williamsburg Elementary School	45.8%	240
Munhall Elementary School	45.7%	256
Lily Lake Grade School	44.4%	133
Central Middle School	43.6%	362
Mill Creek School	41%	234
Prairie Knolls Middle School	39.9%	769
Thompson Middle School	39.8%	1,228
Wild Rose Elementary School	38.7%	266
Bell-Graham Elementary School	38.7%	240
Ferson Creek School	35.2%	270
Norton Creek Elementary School	30.3%	218