Kane County Reporter

Results are in and 67.7% of Kane 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 Kane County rose by 9.5% 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
Edna Rollins Elementary School	95.9%	194
Oak Park Elementary School	95.9%	148
Greenman Elementary School	95.1%	248
L.D. Brady Elementary School	94.2%	137
Perry Elementary School	94%	115
Hall Elementary School	93.1%	280
Channing Memorial Elementary School	92.6%	178
Harriet Gifford Elementary School	92.6%	229
G.N. Dieterich Elementary School	92.2%	194
K.D. Waldo Middle School	92.1%	814
C.M. Bardwell Elementary School	92%	322
Rose E. Krug Elementary School	92%	124
Coleman Elementary School	91.9%	358
Hill Elementary School	91.6%	272
Lowrie Elementary School	90.6%	213
Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School	90.4%	281
Ronald D.O. Neal Elementary School	89.6%	251
Highland Elementary School	89.1%	321
John Gates Elementary School	88.9%	189
Creekside Elementary School	88.6%	247
Carpentersville Middle School	88.1%	1,130
Lakewood School	88.1%	351
Henry W. Cowherd Middle School	88%	828
Beaupre Elementary School	87.9%	82
Abbott Middle School	87.9%	522
Century Oaks Elementary School	87.6%	258
Hillcrest Elementary School	87.3%	237
Olney C. Allen Elementary School	87.3%	338
C.F. Simmons Middle School	86.9%	758
Willard Elementary School	86.9%	215
McCleery Elementary School	86.8%	249
Meadowdale Elementary School	86.6%	232
Smith Elementary School	86.4%	176
Garfield Elementary School	85.7%	161
Kimball Middle School	85.1%	497
McKinley Elementary School	84.4%	198
Larsen Middle School	84.1%	589
Nicholson Elementary School	83.6%	128
Washington Elementary School	83.5%	219
Schneider Elementary School	81.8%	171
Mabel O. Donnell Elementary School	80.4%	133
Freeman Elementary School	79.8%	252
Golfview Elementary School	79.5%	185
Goodwin Elementary School	79.1%	153
Clinton Elementary School	77.7%	300
Parkview Elementary School	76.2%	152
Herget Middle School	76.2%	570
Washington Middle School	75.7%	638
Otter Creek Elementary School	74.2%	217
Jewel Middle School	73.7%	575
Jefferson Middle School	73.6%	573
Kaneland Harter Middle School	73.5%	863
Ellis Middle School	73.1%	512
Cambridge Lakes Charter School	71.3%	398
Sunny Hill Elementary School	70.8%	171
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School	70.2%	255
C.I. Johnson Elementary School	69.9%	329
Gary D. Wright Elementary School	69.4%	323
Fearn Elementary School	69%	252
Fox Meadow Elementary School	68.9%	318
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School	67.9%	196
Kenyon Woods Middle School	67.1%	894
Harrison Street Elementary School	66.4%	199
Dundee Highlands Elementary School	66.3%	166
Geneva Middle School North	64%	595
Western Avenue Elementary School	63.8%	166
Liberty Elementary School	63.3%	368
Kaneland McDole Elementary School	62.5%	203
Westfield Community School	62%	1,119
Hampshire Elementary School	61.8%	207
Kaneland John Shields Elementary School	61.5%	210
Hampshire Middle School	60.7%	785
J.B. Nelson Elementary School	60.5%	195
Geneva Middle School South	60.1%	583
Howard B. Thomas Grade School	60%	280
Dundee Middle School	59.3%	1,092
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary	58.9%	229
Prairie View Grade School	58.4%	363
Gilberts Elementary School	58.2%	318
H.C. Storm Elementary School	58.1%	167
Sam Rotolo Middle School	57.4%	1,127
Anderson Elementary School	57.2%	213
Grace McWayne Elementary School	56.3%	156
Louise White Elementary School	55.8%	177
Alice Gustafson Elementary School	55%	200
Richmond Intermediate School	51.9%	361
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	51.5%	161
Algonquin Lakes Elementary School	50.8%	193
Hoover Wood Elementary School	50.6%	166
Lily Lake Grade School	47.3%	135
Munhall Elementary School	46.9%	267
Country Trails Elementary School	46.2%	314
Mill Creek School	42.4%	231
Wasco Elementary School	41.7%	247
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School	41.2%	141
Williamsburg Elementary School	40.2%	234
Lincoln Elementary School	39.2%	79
Corron Elementary School	37.8%	283
Thompson Middle School	36.5%	1,227
Wredling Middle School	35.9%	1,351
Wild Rose Elementary School	35.6%	273
Prairie Knolls Middle School	35%	787
Ferson Creek School	34.4%	285
Heartland Elementary School	33.4%	177
Bell-Graham Elementary School	29.7%	246
Fabyan Elementary School	29.4%	109
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy	25.9%	278
Central Middle School	17.2%	395