Dupage Policy Journal

Results are in and 55% of DuPage 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 DuPage County rose by 15.6% 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
Ardmore Elementary School	95.8%	118
Army Trail Elementary School	94.4%	144
Lincoln Elementary School	93%	171
Gary Elementary School	87.9%	165
Wegner Elementary School	87.2%	188
Anne M. Jeans Elementary School	87%	92
Turner Elementary School	86.8%	205
Spring Wood Middle School	86.4%	448
Pioneer Elementary School	86%	178
Greenbrook Elementary School	85.3%	211
Currier Elementary School	85.2%	210
Leman Middle School	84.7%	1,121
Fullerton Elementary School	83.9%	223
Burr Ridge Middle School	83.1%	207
Indian Knoll Elementary School	82.5%	103
Reskin Elementary School	82.5%	143
G. Stanley Hall Elementary School	82%	161
Winnebago Elementary School	81.1%	164
Marquardt Middle School	81.1%	820
Black Hawk Elementary School	80.6%	232
Westview Elementary School	80.2%	252
Indian Trail Junior High School	80.1%	1,246
Waterbury Elementary School	79.4%	194
Elsie C. Johnson Elementary School	79.4%	141
Lake Park Elementary School	78.9%	123
Wesley Elementary School	78.2%	78
Georgetown Elementary School	77.5%	227
North Elementary School	76.8%	151
Longwood Elementary School	76.6%	175
York Center Elementary School	76.5%	170
Americana Intermediate School	75.7%	185
McCarty Elementary School	74.2%	252
Blackhawk Middle School	73.7%	643
Schafer Elementary School	73.5%	155
Stratford Middle School	73%	570
Tioga Elementary School	72.8%	316
Jackson Middle School	72.8%	647
Eisenhower Junior High School	72.6%	434
Edgewood Elementary School	72.3%	195
Wesley A. Johnson School	71.5%	333
Jefferson Middle School	71.2%	399
Goodrich Elementary School	70.3%	202
Clifford Johnson School	69.2%	211
Fischer Middle School	69.1%	799
Stone Elementary School	67.6%	204
Medinah Middle School	67.6%	210
Madison Elementary School	67.3%	248
Glenn Westlake Middle School	67.1%	913
Jay Stream Middle School	66.5%	516
Wood Dale Junior High School	66.4%	307
Western Trails Elementary School	65.1%	146
Indian Trail Elementary School	64.8%	165
Conrad Fischer Elementary School	64.7%	221
Stella May Swartz Elementary School	64.4%	87
Churchill Elementary School	64.4%	309
Glen Hill Primary School	64.1%	167
John E. Albright Middle School	64.1%	217
Hubble Middle School	64%	672
Churchville Middle School	64%	420
Wiesbrook Elementary School	63.7%	234
Monroe Middle School	63.3%	654
William Hammerschmidt Elementary School	63.1%	187
Brookdale Elementary School	63%	246
Lisle Junior High School	62.9%	318
Lisle Elementary School	62.8%	320
Lace Elementary School	62.6%	382
Westmore Elementary School	62.5%	200
Evergreen Elementary School	62.3%	114
Heritage Lakes Elementary School	62.1%	169
Cloverdale Elementary School	61.5%	296
Willow Creek Elementary School	61.5%	182
Glenside Middle School	61.2%	773
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	61.2%	258
Medinah Intermediate School	61.1%	208
El Sierra Elementary School	60.8%	130
J.T. Manning Elementary School	60.7%	305
Westmont Junior High School	60.6%	277
Briar Glen Elementary School	60.3%	204
Westview Hills Middle School	60.2%	450
Butterfield Elementary School	60%	135
John L. Sipley Elementary School	58.8%	148
Roy De Shane Elementary School	57.8%	90
Herrick Middle School	57.8%	621
Pierce Downer Elementary School	57.7%	196
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School	57.5%	292
Francis Granger Middle School	57.5%	1,019
Manor Hill Elementary School	57.4%	115
Wayne Builta Elementary School	57.4%	162
Owen Elementary School	56.6%	288
Bower Elementary School	56.5%	200
Still Middle School	56.4%	731
Washington Elementary School	56.4%	195
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School	55.9%	597
Henry Puffer School	55.6%	169
Peter M. Gombert Elementary School	55.3%	179
Winfield Central School	55.2%	183
O'Neill Middle School	54.9%	406
Edison Middle School	54.7%	642
Benjamin Middle School	54.7%	258
Hillcrest Elementary School	54.2%	192
Spring Hills Elementary School	54.1%	209
Carol Stream Elementary School	53.5%	155
F.E. Peacock Middle School	53.5%	355
Thayer J. Hill Middle School	53.5%	841
Belle Aire Elementary School	53.4%	146
Maercker Elementary School	53.3%	407
Franklin Middle School	53%	570
Nancy Young Elementary School	52.3%	329
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	52.1%	267
Glen Crest Middle School	51.9%	671
Lincoln Elementary School	51.5%	227
Lakeview Junior High School	51.4%	350
Cass Junior High School	51.2%	320
Reba O. Steck Elementary School	51.2%	338
Forest Glen Elementary School	51.1%	264
Lowell Elementary School	50.8%	118
Meadowview Elementary School	50.7%	201
William F. Murphy Elementary School	50.6%	178
Fairmount Elementary School	50.3%	179
Jefferson Junior High School	49.8%	791
Prairieview Elementary School	49.7%	348
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	49.3%	294
Elmer H. Franzen Intermediate School	49%	302
Park View Elementary School	48.7%	119
Arlene Welch Elementary School	48.5%	297
White Eagle Elementary School	48.1%	260
Bryan Middle School	47.8%	689
Dujardin Elementary School	47.5%	183
Sandburg Middle School	47.1%	607
Highland Elementary School	47.1%	225
Kingsley Elementary School	47%	198
Westfield Elementary School	46.9%	145
Whittier Elementary School	46.5%	172
Pleasant Lane Elementary School	46.4%	125
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	46.2%	266
Scullen Middle School	46.1%	1,023
Ardmore Elementary School	46.1%	219
Beebe Elementary School	46%	261
Whittier Elementary School	45.8%	212
Arbor View Elementary School	45.7%	140
Emerson Elementary School	45.6%	136
Naper Elementary School	45.5%	88
Lester Elementary School	44%	291
Park View Elementary School	43.8%	203
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	43.4%	182
May Watts Elementary School	43%	270
Madison Elementary School	42.8%	208
Clifford Crone Middle School	42.8%	848
Jefferson Elementary School	42.7%	192
Hawthorne Elementary School	42.5%	73
Roselle Middle School	42.3%	234
Gower Middle School	42.2%	370
Washington Junior High School	41.8%	548
Steeple Run Elementary School	41.5%	294
Lincoln Junior High School	41.4%	730
Jackson Elementary School	41.1%	207
Edison Elementary School	40.7%	135
Emerson Elementary School	40.2%	209
Concord Elementary School	40%	160
Patterson Elementary School	40%	245
Fry Elementary School	39.4%	340
Madison Junior High School	39.2%	584
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School	39.2%	357
Gordon Gregory Middle School	39%	705
Elmwood Elementary School	39%	313
Mill Street Elementary School	38.1%	291
Field Elementary School	37.2%	188
Longfellow Elementary School	37.1%	167
Spring Brook Elementary School	36.8%	302
Scott Elementary School	36.6%	202
Erickson Elementary School	36.5%	263
Clarendon Hills Middle School	36.1%	562
Ranch View Elementary School	35.4%	254
Lincoln Elementary School	35.4%	240
Hadley Junior High School	34.4%	1,100
Maplebrook Elementary School	34.3%	251
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School	33.7%	252
Hinsdale Middle School	33.1%	700
Gower West Elementary School	33%	191
V. Blanche Graham Elementary School	32.9%	155
River Woods Elementary School	32.5%	246
Kingsley Elementary School	32.2%	230
Butler Junior High School	31%	187
Westfield Middle School	31%	497
Hawthorne Elementary School	30.8%	273
Robert Clow Elementary School	30.2%	182
Prairie Elementary School	28.2%	245
Madison Elementary School	25.7%	218
Monroe Elementary School	25.6%	156
Prospect Elementary School	25%	168
Kennedy Junior High School	24.8%	955
Ellsworth Elementary School	24.2%	120
Highlands Elementary School	22.8%	250
The Lane Elementary School	20.5%	171
Walker School	19.5%	128
Elm Elementary School	18.3%	175
Brook Forest Elementary School	17.2%	134
Meadow Glens Elementary School	15.5%	284
Oak Elementary School	12.1%	132