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Analysis: 78 percent of El Sierra students fail annual tests
Academic results data released recently reveals 22 percent of El Sierra Elementary School students are considered on track for the next grade level.
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87.9 percent of El Sierra Elem School El Sierra Choir teachers stay put; average earns $79,401.14 per year
More than 87.9 percent of teachers stay at El Sierra Elem School El Sierra Choir year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
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El Sierra Elementary School reports 0.4% truancy rate
The truancy rate at El Sierra Elementary School rose to 0.4 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Statewide test results: low-income students score 14.8 points lower at El Sierra Elementary School
At El Sierra Elementary School, a 14.8-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018.
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Statewide test results: black students score 16 points higher at El Sierra Elementary School
At El Sierra Elementary School, a 16-point achievement gap persisted between black and hispanic students in 2018.
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Statewide test results: male students score 15.6 points lower at El Sierra Elementary School
At El Sierra Elementary School, a 15.6-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018.
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Statewide test results: white students score 24.2 points higher at El Sierra Elementary School
At El Sierra Elementary School, a 24.2-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2018.
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Statewide test results: white students score 40.2 points higher at El Sierra Elementary School
At El Sierra Elementary School, a 40.2-point achievement gap persisted between white and hispanic students in 2018.
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El Sierra Elementary School scores 35.7% ELA proficiency, 41.1% on math in 2018
Of the 247 students attending El Sierra Elementary School in 2018, 35.7 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 41.1 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
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85.4 percent of El Sierra teachers stay put; average earns $82,420 per year
The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 85.4 percent of teachers stay at El Sierra Elementary School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.
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El Sierra Elementary School reports 1% truancy rate
The truancy rate at El Sierra Elementary School rose to one percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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El Sierra Elementary School reports 1% truancy rate
The truancy rate at El Sierra Elementary School stayed flat at one percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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What Illinois school saw highest truancy rate during 2021-2022 school year?
Schools among DuPage County had the 72nd highest truancy rate of 6.4% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
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DuPage County's student body comprised mostly of white students in 2021-22 school year
In DuPage County schools, there were more white students than any other individual ethnicity in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Report reveals Black students face more discipline at El Sierra Elementary School in 2021-22 school year
Black students, constituting 5.8% or 15 of El Sierra Elementary School's total student population of 258, accounted for three out of the four total suspensions (75%) in the 2021-22 school year, averaging one suspension per five students, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.