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38.5% of DuPage County students failed their 2023 English exam; Scores fell 3.6% from previous year

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Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023)
Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
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By DuPage Policy Journal

Nearly 4 in 10 DuPage County public students aren't at grade level based on their performance in the English portion of the 2023 SAT.

That's according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of test score data compiled by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

ISBE reports that last year, 38.5% of DuPage County's 57,843 public high school students failed the ELA 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.

Spring Wood Middle School (59.3%), Burr Ridge Middle School (57.7%) and Medinah Intermediate School (57.3%) had the highest failure rates in DuPage County. Meanwhile, Meadow Glens Elementary School (11.3%) and The Lane Elementary School (9.9%) had the lowest.

Of 193 DuPage County high schools, 165, including Eisenhower Junior High School, Prairieview Elementary School, and G. Stanley Hall Elementary School had passing rates of more than 50%.

Countywide, English test failure rates fell from 44.3% in 2021 to 38.5% in 2023.

The failure rate rose in 61 DuPage County high schools in 2023, with the most significant increase happening at G. Stanley Hall Elementary School (49.7%).

Data shows that the highest failure rates growths were seen in Christian County (72.5%), Hancock County (73.8%), Cook County (74.1%), White County (74.1%), and Morgan County (76.7%).

Statewide, 39.9% of Illinois students failed the 2023 state English exam, down from 64% 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."

ELA Failure Rates in DuPage County High Schools in 2023
High School# of StudentsFailing % in 2021Failing % in 2022Failing % in 2023
Spring Wood Middle School43457%59.2%59.3%
Burr Ridge Middle School19456.2%55.1%57.7%
Medinah Intermediate School21853.8%49.6%57.3%
Horizon Elementary School23847.7%53.6%56.3%
Elsie C. Johnson Elementary School12949%51.8%55.8%
Waterbury Elementary School19855%47.9%55.5%
Westview Elementary School26755.2%49.2%55.4%
Jackson Middle School62452.2%50%55.1%
McCarty Elementary School22950.6%49.6%54.6%
Georgetown Elementary School23352.6%48%54.5%
Glenn Westlake Middle School93345.8%54.6%54.4%
Leman Middle School109649.9%48.7%54.4%
Wesley Elementary School9250.8%47.4%54.3%
Turner Elementary School16140.6%45.8%54%
Indian Trail Junior High School117450.7%53.3%53.4%
Butterfield Elementary School13652.7%51.1%53%
Fischer Middle School90956.6%52.8%52.5%
Fullerton Elementary School23142%44.4%52.3%
Pioneer Elementary School13235.5%55.1%52.2%
Anne M. Jeans Elementary School10046.2%45.7%52%
Marquardt Middle School76052.8%50.6%51.5%
Pierce Downer Elementary School19354.6%50%51.3%
Spring Hills Elementary School22454.1%46.9%51.3%
Wood Dale Junior High School28645%56%51.1%
Winnebago Elementary School16154.3%59.8%51%
Americana Intermediate School17249.4%43.2%50%
Edgewood Elementary School19652.7%55.4%50%
North Elementary School17248.8%49.7%50%
Eisenhower Junior High School40657.1%55.3%49.8%
Prairieview Elementary School22949.2%50.9%49.8%
G. Stanley Hall Elementary School15953.8%39.2%49.7%
Longwood Elementary School14749.7%46.3%49.7%
Greenbrook Elementary School18952%53.6%49.2%
Army Trail Elementary School13541.2%45.9%48.9%
Heritage Lakes Elementary School16251.3%50.3%48.8%
Churchill Elementary School29043.8%44.7%48.6%
Evergreen Elementary School12652.4%49.1%48.4%
Currier Elementary School19339.7%47.2%48.1%
Jay Stream Middle School50151.4%47.1%48.1%
Gary Elementary School22144.6%39.4%48%
Stella May Swartz Elementary School9648.1%46%48%
John E. Albright Middle School19048.4%49.7%47.9%
Sycamore Trails Elementary School24050%50.2%47.9%
Lincoln Elementary School15139.2%42.7%47.7%
Jefferson Middle School39149%50.9%47.6%
Centennial School31052.9%47.9%47.4%
Reskin Elementary School15240.8%46.2%47.4%
Black Hawk Elementary School22247.7%45.2%47.3%
Conrad Fischer Elementary School22252.5%41.1%47.3%
El Sierra Elementary School13150%51.5%47.3%
Madison Elementary School23540.6%42.8%47.3%
William Hammerschmidt Elementary School19151.2%51.3%47.1%
Lisle Junior High School31551.1%50.6%47%
Cloverdale Elementary School27743.6%40.2%46.9%
May Watts Elementary School25847.1%38.1%46.9%
Westmore Elementary School19653.2%48%46.9%
Westmont Junior High School29247.9%45.5%46.6%
Hawk Hollow Elementary School17553.7%45.1%46.2%
Clifford Johnson School22346.5%47.9%46.1%
Westview Hills Middle School44339.9%48%46.1%
Prairieview Elementary School32846.4%39.6%46%
Tioga Elementary School31343.8%48.7%46%
Winfield Central School17945.4%45.4%45.8%
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School28145.4%48.8%45.6%
Willow Creek Elementary School17046.1%45.6%45.2%
Briar Glen Elementary School20254.6%49%45%
Lace Elementary School37146.4%47.9%45%
Blackhawk Middle School64847.1%45.5%44.9%
J.T. Manning Elementary School28245%46.9%44.7%
Manor Hill Elementary School11445.4%49.5%44.7%
Stratford Middle School56549%48.6%44.7%
Wegner Elementary School16136.2%44.7%44.7%
Indian Trail Elementary School16450.3%49.7%44.6%
Schafer Elementary School14449.4%45.1%44.5%
Wayne Elementary School18751.5%50%44.4%
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School27746.8%38%44%
John L. Sipley Elementary School16444.6%48%43.9%
York Center Elementary School13744.6%48.9%43.8%
Owen Elementary School31645%44.4%43.7%
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School29234.1%39.8%43.5%
Concord Elementary School15241.5%36.2%43.4%
Stone Elementary School20857.7%50%43.2%
Western Trails Elementary School15351.9%45.9%43.2%
Brookdale Elementary School21651.2%48.8%43.1%
Spring Trail Elementary School22550.7%37.3%43.1%
Goodrich Elementary School18248.9%51%42.8%
Nancy Young Elementary School28845.6%40.4%42.7%
Elmer H. Franzen Intermediate School30944.4%42.7%42.4%
Indian Knoll Elementary School12544.5%43.7%42.4%
Maercker Elementary School43644.8%39%42.4%
Lakeview Junior High School37238.8%43.5%42.2%
Lisle Elementary School32748%49.7%42.2%
Medinah Middle School21946.6%54.2%42%
F.E. Peacock Middle School32148.1%41.4%41.7%
Lake Park Elementary School12744.9%40.6%41%
Westfield Elementary School16431.7%40%40.9%
Thayer J. Hill Middle School75943.3%41.9%40.6%
Churchville Middle School46353.9%45%40.1%
Whittier Elementary School16846.9%37.8%39.9%
Wesley A. Johnson School32439.1%32.7%39.8%
William F. Murphy Elementary School17839%41.5%39.8%
Reba O. Steck Elementary School33254%43.2%39.5%
Ardmore Elementary School10750%46.7%39.3%
Arbor View Elementary School13541.1%39.3%39.2%
Glenside Middle School76654.3%47.7%39.1%
Benjamin Middle School24545.9%48.8%38.7%
Francis Granger Middle School99442%42.3%38.7%
Henry Puffer School15838.6%44.4%38.7%
Forest Glen Elementary School27047%39.7%38.1%
Jefferson Junior High School80146.4%39.4%38%
O'Neill Middle School42245.1%41.1%37.9%
Dujardin Elementary School19647.1%42.7%37.7%
Peter M. Gombert Elementary School19960%41.3%37.2%
Glen Crest Middle School67743%41.4%36.6%
Lester Elementary School31041.5%39.5%36.5%
Carl Sandburg Elementary School19754%36.8%36.1%
Edison Elementary School14338.4%33.3%35.7%
Hubble Middle School68347.6%52.3%35.5%
Still Middle School63149.1%44.7%35.2%
Wiesbrook Elementary School22847%52.1%35%
Lowell Elementary School11841.5%40.7%34.8%
Pleasant Lane Elementary School11543.4%37.6%34.8%
Kingsley Elementary School20235.8%38.4%34.7%
Beebe Elementary School29542.5%34.9%34.6%
Jefferson Elementary School19444.1%33.9%34.6%
Hillcrest Elementary School18056.3%51.1%34.5%
Emerson Elementary School20949.5%34.4%34.4%
Washington Elementary School19546.7%42.6%34.4%
Cass Junior High School31244.2%39%34.3%
Meadowview Elementary School21645.8%41.3%34.2%
White Eagle Elementary School25844.5%38.8%34.1%
Glen Hill Primary School16046.4%37.8%33.7%
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School39039.3%37.4%33.6%
Emerson Elementary School13747.5%39%33.5%
Hawthorne Elementary School7251.3%30.1%33.3%
Naper Elementary School10541.1%39.8%33.3%
Roy De Shane Elementary School9935.1%44.5%33.3%
Park View Elementary School17341.9%31.5%32.9%
Roselle Middle School23435.2%36.3%32.9%
Bower Elementary School21150%42%32.7%
Ardmore Elementary School22143.1%35.1%32.6%
Carol Stream Elementary School16239.2%36.8%31.5%
Erickson Elementary School26134.5%31.9%31%
Madison Elementary School18144.2%37%31%
Pleasant Hill Elementary School29053.6%39%31%
Highland Elementary School22039.6%43.1%30.9%
Jackson Elementary School20852.5%33.3%30.8%
Whittier Elementary School19848.6%39.1%30.8%
Herrick Middle School64947.3%43.7%30.5%
Park View Elementary School11861%42.9%30.5%
Belle Aire Elementary School13852.5%46.6%30.4%
Fairmount Elementary School16248%44.2%30.2%
Washington Junior High School54637.9%36.3%30.1%
Monroe Middle School65048.4%52%29.9%
Mill Street Elementary School28630.1%29.2%29.7%
Lincoln Junior High School75439.8%35.8%29.5%
Norton Creek Elementary School23228.8%22.1%29.3%
Bryan Middle School68953.3%42.1%29%
Sandburg Middle School60544%39.2%28.8%
Steeple Run Elementary School29835.8%34.3%28.8%
Gower West Elementary School20426.7%27.8%27.9%
Edison Middle School64947.9%46.6%27.5%
Elmwood Elementary School34134.8%31.6%27.3%
Maplebrook Elementary School26934.6%30.7%26.4%
Ranch View Elementary School27341%30%26.4%
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School56043.5%42.5%26.1%
Longfellow Elementary School16128.5%33%25.5%
Lincoln Elementary School23634.1%46.3%25.4%
Franklin Middle School55844%45%25.3%
Hinsdale Middle School73228.6%30.2%24.7%
Gower Middle School36535.3%36.5%24.6%
Lincoln Elementary School24147.2%30.8%24%
Scott Elementary School21539.8%26.2%23.7%
Walker School13118.9%19.5%22.9%
Field Elementary School19438.1%34%22.7%
Monroe Elementary School14221.3%24.4%21.1%
Clarendon Hills Middle School52833.8%31.3%21%
Butler Junior High School18730.1%27.8%20.8%
Hadley Junior High School112343.8%27.6%20.4%
Madison Junior High School54335.9%34%20.3%
Prairie Elementary School23136.8%23.7%19.9%
Kennedy Junior High School91624.3%22.4%19.8%
Prospect Elementary School16624.4%19.7%19.3%
Hawthorne Elementary School28130%26%18.2%
Westfield Middle School47840.7%28.3%17.8%
Ellsworth Elementary School11334.2%21.7%17.7%
Madison Elementary School21523.2%23.3%17.3%
Highlands Elementary School25628.3%22.4%16.8%
Oak Elementary School14715%11.3%16.3%
Brook Forest Elementary School13916.7%16.4%15.1%
Elm Elementary School17922.6%17.8%15.1%
Meadow Glens Elementary School30120%14.5%11.3%
The Lane Elementary School16118.8%19.3%9.9%

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