How many DuPage County students failed their ELA IAR during 2021-22?

Hillcrest Elementary School Principal Ms. Michelle Rzepka (2023)
Hillcrest Elementary School Principal Ms. Michelle Rzepka (2023) | Hillcrest Elementary School
By 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.

DuPage County's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 3 Years

DuPage County Schools Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2021-22 School Year
SchoolStudents who did not meet standards (%)Total students tested
Ardmore Elementary School95.8%118
Army Trail Elementary School94.4%144
Lincoln Elementary School93%171
Gary Elementary School87.9%165
Wegner Elementary School87.2%188
Anne M. Jeans Elementary School87%92
Turner Elementary School86.8%205
Spring Wood Middle School86.4%448
Pioneer Elementary School86%178
Greenbrook Elementary School85.3%211
Currier Elementary School85.2%210
Leman Middle School84.7%1,121
Fullerton Elementary School83.9%223
Burr Ridge Middle School83.1%207
Indian Knoll Elementary School82.5%103
Reskin Elementary School82.5%143
G. Stanley Hall Elementary School82%161
Winnebago Elementary School81.1%164
Marquardt Middle School81.1%820
Black Hawk Elementary School80.6%232
Westview Elementary School80.2%252
Indian Trail Junior High School80.1%1,246
Waterbury Elementary School79.4%194
Elsie C. Johnson Elementary School79.4%141
Lake Park Elementary School78.9%123
Wesley Elementary School78.2%78
Georgetown Elementary School77.5%227
North Elementary School76.8%151
Longwood Elementary School76.6%175
York Center Elementary School76.5%170
Americana Intermediate School75.7%185
McCarty Elementary School74.2%252
Blackhawk Middle School73.7%643
Schafer Elementary School73.5%155
Stratford Middle School73%570
Tioga Elementary School72.8%316
Jackson Middle School72.8%647
Eisenhower Junior High School72.6%434
Edgewood Elementary School72.3%195
Wesley A. Johnson School71.5%333
Jefferson Middle School71.2%399
Goodrich Elementary School70.3%202
Clifford Johnson School69.2%211
Fischer Middle School69.1%799
Stone Elementary School67.6%204
Medinah Middle School67.6%210
Madison Elementary School67.3%248
Glenn Westlake Middle School67.1%913
Jay Stream Middle School66.5%516
Wood Dale Junior High School66.4%307
Western Trails Elementary School65.1%146
Indian Trail Elementary School64.8%165
Conrad Fischer Elementary School64.7%221
Stella May Swartz Elementary School64.4%87
Churchill Elementary School64.4%309
Glen Hill Primary School64.1%167
John E. Albright Middle School64.1%217
Hubble Middle School64%672
Churchville Middle School64%420
Wiesbrook Elementary School63.7%234
Monroe Middle School63.3%654
William Hammerschmidt Elementary School63.1%187
Brookdale Elementary School63%246
Lisle Junior High School62.9%318
Lisle Elementary School62.8%320
Lace Elementary School62.6%382
Westmore Elementary School62.5%200
Evergreen Elementary School62.3%114
Heritage Lakes Elementary School62.1%169
Cloverdale Elementary School61.5%296
Willow Creek Elementary School61.5%182
Glenside Middle School61.2%773
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School61.2%258
Medinah Intermediate School61.1%208
El Sierra Elementary School60.8%130
J.T. Manning Elementary School60.7%305
Westmont Junior High School60.6%277
Briar Glen Elementary School60.3%204
Westview Hills Middle School60.2%450
Butterfield Elementary School60%135
John L. Sipley Elementary School58.8%148
Roy De Shane Elementary School57.8%90
Herrick Middle School57.8%621
Pierce Downer Elementary School57.7%196
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School57.5%292
Francis Granger Middle School57.5%1,019
Manor Hill Elementary School57.4%115
Wayne Builta Elementary School57.4%162
Owen Elementary School56.6%288
Bower Elementary School56.5%200
Still Middle School56.4%731
Washington Elementary School56.4%195
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School55.9%597
Henry Puffer School55.6%169
Peter M. Gombert Elementary School55.3%179
Winfield Central School55.2%183
O'Neill Middle School54.9%406
Edison Middle School54.7%642
Benjamin Middle School54.7%258
Hillcrest Elementary School54.2%192
Spring Hills Elementary School54.1%209
Carol Stream Elementary School53.5%155
F.E. Peacock Middle School53.5%355
Thayer J. Hill Middle School53.5%841
Belle Aire Elementary School53.4%146
Maercker Elementary School53.3%407
Franklin Middle School53%570
Nancy Young Elementary School52.3%329
Pleasant Hill Elementary School52.1%267
Glen Crest Middle School51.9%671
Lincoln Elementary School51.5%227
Lakeview Junior High School51.4%350
Cass Junior High School51.2%320
Reba O. Steck Elementary School51.2%338
Forest Glen Elementary School51.1%264
Lowell Elementary School50.8%118
Meadowview Elementary School50.7%201
William F. Murphy Elementary School50.6%178
Fairmount Elementary School50.3%179
Jefferson Junior High School49.8%791
Prairieview Elementary School49.7%348
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School49.3%294
Elmer H. Franzen Intermediate School49%302
Park View Elementary School48.7%119
Arlene Welch Elementary School48.5%297
White Eagle Elementary School48.1%260
Bryan Middle School47.8%689
Dujardin Elementary School47.5%183
Sandburg Middle School47.1%607
Highland Elementary School47.1%225
Kingsley Elementary School47%198
Westfield Elementary School46.9%145
Whittier Elementary School46.5%172
Pleasant Lane Elementary School46.4%125
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School46.2%266
Scullen Middle School46.1%1,023
Ardmore Elementary School46.1%219
Beebe Elementary School46%261
Whittier Elementary School45.8%212
Arbor View Elementary School45.7%140
Emerson Elementary School45.6%136
Naper Elementary School45.5%88
Lester Elementary School44%291
Park View Elementary School43.8%203
Carl Sandburg Elementary School43.4%182
May Watts Elementary School43%270
Madison Elementary School42.8%208
Clifford Crone Middle School42.8%848
Jefferson Elementary School42.7%192
Hawthorne Elementary School42.5%73
Roselle Middle School42.3%234
Gower Middle School42.2%370
Washington Junior High School41.8%548
Steeple Run Elementary School41.5%294
Lincoln Junior High School41.4%730
Jackson Elementary School41.1%207
Edison Elementary School40.7%135
Emerson Elementary School40.2%209
Concord Elementary School40%160
Patterson Elementary School40%245
Fry Elementary School39.4%340
Madison Junior High School39.2%584
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School39.2%357
Gordon Gregory Middle School39%705
Elmwood Elementary School39%313
Mill Street Elementary School38.1%291
Field Elementary School37.2%188
Longfellow Elementary School37.1%167
Spring Brook Elementary School36.8%302
Scott Elementary School36.6%202
Erickson Elementary School36.5%263
Clarendon Hills Middle School36.1%562
Ranch View Elementary School35.4%254
Lincoln Elementary School35.4%240
Hadley Junior High School34.4%1,100
Maplebrook Elementary School34.3%251
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School33.7%252
Hinsdale Middle School33.1%700
Gower West Elementary School33%191
V. Blanche Graham Elementary School32.9%155
River Woods Elementary School32.5%246
Kingsley Elementary School32.2%230
Butler Junior High School31%187
Westfield Middle School31%497
Hawthorne Elementary School30.8%273
Robert Clow Elementary School30.2%182
Prairie Elementary School28.2%245
Madison Elementary School25.7%218
Monroe Elementary School25.6%156
Prospect Elementary School25%168
Kennedy Junior High School24.8%955
Ellsworth Elementary School24.2%120
Highlands Elementary School22.8%250
The Lane Elementary School20.5%171
Walker School19.5%128
Elm Elementary School18.3%175
Brook Forest Elementary School17.2%134
Meadow Glens Elementary School15.5%284
Oak Elementary School12.1%132


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