Analysis: 50 percent of Fairmount students fail annual tests
Academic results data released recently reveals 50 percent of Fairmount Elementary School students are considered on track for the next grade level.
Academic results data released recently reveals 50 percent of Fairmount Elementary School students are considered on track for the next grade level.
About 56 percent of Fairmount Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 44 percent of students failed.
About 44 percent of Fairmount Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and 56 percent of students failed.
More than 87.9 percent of teachers stay at Fairmount Elementary School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
The truancy rate at Fairmount Elementary School stayed flat at 0 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
At Fairmount Elementary School, a 39.7-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018.
At Fairmount Elementary School, a 8.8-point achievement gap persisted between black and hispanic students in 2018.
At Fairmount Elementary School, a 4.8-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018.
At Fairmount Elementary School, a 15.7-point achievement gap persisted between white and hispanic students in 2018.
At Fairmount Elementary School, a 24.5-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2018.
Of the 341 students attending Fairmount Elementary School in 2018, 62.8 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 48.8 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 86.3 percent of teachers stay at Fairmount Elementary School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.
The truancy rate at Fairmount Elementary School stayed flat at 0 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
The truancy rate at Fairmount Elementary School stayed flat at 0 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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.