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How many Scott County students failed their English exams in 2022?

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Nearly 9 in 10 Scott County public high school students aren't at grade level in English.

That's according to a West Central Reporter analysis of 2022 test score data compiled by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

ISBE reports that last year, 86.7 percent of Scott County's 45 public high school students failed the English language arts 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.

Out of the two Scott County schools, Bluffs High School (100 percent) had the highest failure rate in the county. Winchester High School (81.8 percent) had the lowest.

No Scott County high schools had a passing rate of more than 50 percent of students.

County-wide, English test failure rates rose from 74.6 percent in 2019 to 86.7 percent in 2022.

Failure rates rose the most at Cook County (100 percent), Marion County (100 percent), Peoria County (100 percent), Scott County (100 percent), Tazewell County (100 percent).

Statewide, 69.1 percent of Illinois students failed the 2022 state English exam, up from 64 percent in 2019.

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."

English Language Arts Failure Rates in Scott County High Schools in 2022
High School# of StudentsFailing % in 2019Failing % in 2021Failing % in 2022
Bluffs High School1284.2%100%100%
Winchester High School3370%88.5%81.8%

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