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How many Hancock County students failed their ELA IAR during 2022-23?

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Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

Results are in and 67.4% of Hancock 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 Hancock County rose by 0.6% 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%).

Hancock County's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years
2017-182019-202020-212021-220%20%40%60%80%58.4%58.4%62.1%62.1%70.1%70.1%69.7%69.7%73.3%73.3%69.9%69.9%67.4%67.4%64.6%64.6%CountyState

Hancock 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
Warsaw Elementary School85%107
Southeastern Elementary School80%120
Southeastern Junior/Senior High School76.1%71
Dallas City Elementary School73.9%107
Nauvoo Elementary School73.7%137
Carthage Primary School71.1%83
La Harpe Elementary School58%119
Hamilton Elementary School56.9%246
Carthage Middle School54.8%177

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