Dupage Policy Journal

Results are in and 50.5% of DuPage County students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of students who failed their ELA assessment in DuPage County rose by 11.1% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 95.7% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Woodford County had the highest success rate across the state, with 59.4% 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.

According to recent IAR data, the average ELA proficiency rate for Illinois students was 35.4% in 2023, while the math proficiency rate stood at 27.1%. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity.

White students demonstrated higher proficiency rates in both ELA and math compared to Black and Hispanic students. The ELA proficiency rate for white students was 45.6%, around twice higher than that of Black students (17%) and Hispanic students (23.3%).

The gap was even worse in math, with white students achieving a 37% proficiency rate, nearly five times higher than Black students (7.9%) and over twice higher than Hispanic students (14.4%).

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Ardmore Elementary School	92.6%	107
Army Trail Elementary School	91.9%	135
Lincoln Elementary School	91.4%	151
G. Stanley Hall Elementary School	87.4%	159
Indian Knoll Elementary School	87.2%	125
Fullerton Elementary School	86.9%	231
Leman Middle School	86.3%	1,096
Currier Elementary School	85.4%	193
Westview Elementary School	85.4%	267
Wegner Elementary School	85.1%	161
Anne M. Jeans Elementary School	85%	100
Longwood Elementary School	84.4%	147
Black Hawk Elementary School	82.9%	222
Spring Wood Middle School	82.6%	434
Schafer Elementary School	82%	144
Burr Ridge Middle School	80.9%	194
Horizon Elementary School	80.2%	238
Pioneer Elementary School	80.2%	132
Turner Elementary School	78.8%	161
Wesley A. Johnson School	78.7%	324
McCarty Elementary School	78.6%	229
Lake Park Elementary School	78%	127
Georgetown Elementary School	77.7%	233
Wesley Elementary School	77.1%	92
Reskin Elementary School	77%	152
Greenbrook Elementary School	76.7%	189
Indian Trail Junior High School	75.1%	1,174
Conrad Fischer Elementary School	74.8%	222
Gary Elementary School	74.2%	221
Jackson Middle School	74.2%	624
Tioga Elementary School	74.1%	313
Marquardt Middle School	73.5%	760
North Elementary School	73.3%	172
Elsie C. Johnson Elementary School	72.9%	129
Americana Intermediate School	72.1%	172
Waterbury Elementary School	71.7%	198
Jefferson Middle School	70.6%	391
Winnebago Elementary School	69.6%	161
Madison Elementary School	69.4%	235
Medinah Intermediate School	68.8%	218
York Center Elementary School	68.6%	137
Cloverdale Elementary School	68.6%	277
Churchill Elementary School	67.6%	290
Blackhawk Middle School	67.3%	648
Prairieview Elementary School	67.3%	229
Clifford Johnson School	66.7%	223
Evergreen Elementary School	66.7%	126
Fischer Middle School	66.1%	909
Glenn Westlake Middle School	66.1%	933
Wood Dale Junior High School	65.1%	286
Stone Elementary School	64.8%	208
Westmore Elementary School	63.7%	196
Stella May Swartz Elementary School	63.6%	96
William Hammerschmidt Elementary School	63.3%	191
Heritage Lakes Elementary School	63%	162
Butterfield Elementary School	62.6%	136
Stratford Middle School	62.2%	565
Edgewood Elementary School	62.2%	196
Sycamore Trails Elementary School	62.1%	240
Western Trails Elementary School	60.8%	153
Jay Stream Middle School	60.5%	501
Spring Hills Elementary School	60.2%	224
Eisenhower Junior High School	60.1%	406
Wayne Elementary School	59.9%	187
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School	59.5%	277
Glen Hill Primary School	59.3%	160
Westmont Junior High School	58.9%	292
Lace Elementary School	58.7%	371
Briar Glen Elementary School	58.4%	202
El Sierra Elementary School	58%	131
John E. Albright Middle School	57.9%	190
Hawk Hollow Elementary School	57.6%	175
Pierce Downer Elementary School	57%	193
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	56.6%	281
Willow Creek Elementary School	56.4%	170
Westview Hills Middle School	56.3%	443
Brookdale Elementary School	56.1%	216
Westfield Elementary School	56.1%	164
Winfield Central School	55.9%	179
Lisle Junior High School	55.9%	315
Churchville Middle School	55.7%	463
Indian Trail Elementary School	55.6%	164
Prairieview Elementary School	55.5%	328
May Watts Elementary School	55.4%	258
J.T. Manning Elementary School	55.3%	282
Spring Trail Elementary School	55.1%	225
Centennial School	54.8%	310
Peter M. Gombert Elementary School	54.8%	199
Owen Elementary School	54.5%	316
Carol Stream Elementary School	54.3%	162
Goodrich Elementary School	53.8%	182
Concord Elementary School	53.3%	152
Maercker Elementary School	53%	436
Nancy Young Elementary School	52.1%	288
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	52.1%	292
Roy De Shane Elementary School	51.5%	99
Thayer J. Hill Middle School	51.5%	759
Elmer H. Franzen Intermediate School	50.5%	309
F.E. Peacock Middle School	50.1%	321
Manor Hill Elementary School	50%	114
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	50%	290
John L. Sipley Elementary School	50%	164
Glenside Middle School	49.7%	766
Lakeview Junior High School	49.5%	372
Lisle Elementary School	49.5%	327
Whittier Elementary School	49.4%	168
William F. Murphy Elementary School	49.4%	178
Medinah Middle School	49.3%	219
Reba O. Steck Elementary School	49.1%	332
Jefferson Junior High School	48.1%	801
Francis Granger Middle School	47.8%	994
Forest Glen Elementary School	47.7%	270
Henry Puffer School	47.6%	158
Meadowview Elementary School	45.8%	216
Ardmore Elementary School	45.7%	221
Washington Elementary School	44.7%	195
White Eagle Elementary School	44.6%	258
Arbor View Elementary School	44.4%	135
Dujardin Elementary School	44.3%	196
Lowell Elementary School	44.1%	118
Beebe Elementary School	44.1%	295
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	43.7%	197
Hubble Middle School	43.7%	683
Benjamin Middle School	43.6%	245
Park View Elementary School	43.3%	173
Wiesbrook Elementary School	43.3%	228
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	43.3%	390
Park View Elementary School	43.2%	118
Glen Crest Middle School	42.7%	677
O'Neill Middle School	42.4%	422
Still Middle School	42.2%	631
Edison Elementary School	42%	143
Naper Elementary School	41.9%	105
Pleasant Lane Elementary School	41.8%	115
Kingsley Elementary School	41.1%	202
Bower Elementary School	40.8%	211
Cass Junior High School	40.4%	312
Lester Elementary School	40.4%	310
Hawthorne Elementary School	40.2%	72
Emerson Elementary School	40.1%	209
Madison Elementary School	39.8%	181
Mill Street Elementary School	39.8%	286
Jefferson Elementary School	39.8%	194
Jackson Elementary School	39.5%	208
Emerson Elementary School	38.6%	137
Roselle Middle School	37.2%	234
Erickson Elementary School	36.7%	261
Whittier Elementary School	36.4%	198
Monroe Middle School	35.9%	650
Hillcrest Elementary School	35.6%	180
Gower West Elementary School	35.3%	204
Fairmount Elementary School	35.1%	162
Norton Creek Elementary School	34.5%	232
Washington Junior High School	34.5%	546
Herrick Middle School	34.4%	649
Steeple Run Elementary School	34.2%	298
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School	34%	560
Elmwood Elementary School	34%	341
Bryan Middle School	33.4%	689
Sandburg Middle School	33.4%	605
Belle Aire Elementary School	33.3%	138
Lincoln Junior High School	33.2%	754
Highland Elementary School	32.7%	220
Lincoln Elementary School	32.6%	236
Ranch View Elementary School	31.9%	273
Edison Middle School	31.4%	649
Scott Elementary School	31.1%	215
Longfellow Elementary School	29.2%	161
Franklin Middle School	29.2%	558
Gower Middle School	29%	365
Maplebrook Elementary School	28.3%	269
Field Elementary School	26.8%	194
Hinsdale Middle School	26.5%	732
Lincoln Elementary School	26.5%	241
Walker School	25.2%	131
Hadley Junior High School	24.7%	1,123
Hawthorne Elementary School	23.9%	281
Madison Junior High School	23.1%	543
Clarendon Hills Middle School	23.1%	528
Butler Junior High School	22.9%	187
Prairie Elementary School	22.9%	231
Ellsworth Elementary School	22.1%	113
Kennedy Junior High School	21.8%	916
Monroe Elementary School	21.8%	142
Prospect Elementary School	21.7%	166
Madison Elementary School	20.1%	215
Highlands Elementary School	19.9%	256
Westfield Middle School	18.4%	478
Oak Elementary School	17%	147
Elm Elementary School	16.2%	179
Brook Forest Elementary School	15.8%	139
Meadow Glens Elementary School	15%	301
The Lane Elementary School	13%	161