As Illinois public school have recently reopened their doors for the new school year, past test scores are bringing up concerns about students’ performances. | Unsplash/ Ivan Aleksic
As Illinois public school have recently reopened their doors for the new school year, past test scores are bringing up concerns about students’ performances. | Unsplash/ Ivan Aleksic
As Illinois public school have recently reopened their doors for the new school year, past test scores are bringing up concerns about students’ performances.
“The school is named for Edwin Hubble, a Wheaton native and famous astronomer,” Jeanne Ives, a former Republican representative, wrote on Facebook. “In his namesake school, only 23% are at grade level in Math. I wonder what Mr. Hubble would think of these current proficiency scores.”
Education World reported various factors may influence a child’s performance in math, such as missing parent engagement.
Less than 38% of 8th graders in Community Unit School District 200 pass Algebra I, according to Illinois Report Card.
America’s Health Rankings United Health Foundation reported approximately 1.4 million students were homeless during the 2016-2017 school year.
Out of black students in the district, 18% can read at grade level, and 15% can do math at grade level. Statewide, 11% of black students read at grade level, while 6% of black students do math at grade level.
To learn more about Illinois’ effort to assist public school students facing homelessness, visit the Illinois State Board of Education’s McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children webpage.
Total enrollment in Pre-K-12 schools in Illinois declined by 3.6%, or roughly 70,000 students, during the 2020-2021 school year, according to Capitol News Illinois. Chronic absenteeism increased during that school year, with 22.8% of all Illinois students missing 10% or more of all school days.
“We know from national studies from the (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) that school districts serving primarily Black and Hispanic students provided the least access to in-person learning last year,” Brenda Dixon, ISBE’s research and evaluation officer, said. “We suspect that less access to in-person learning contributed to lower engagement among Black and Hispanic students.”
The number of students who exhibited grade-level competence in math and English language arts decreased, with 17.8% fewer students demonstrating proficiency in math and 16.6% fewer students demonstrating ability in English.
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