Jack Andrews Principal at Addison Trail High School | Official Website
Jack Andrews Principal at Addison Trail High School | Official Website
That's according to an analysis from DuPage Policy Journal of test scores compiled by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
ISBE reports that in the 2023-24 school year, 55.5% of DuPage County's 10,984 public high school students failed the ELA portion of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and have "minimal (or) incomplete understanding of the knowledge and skills relative to Illinois Learning Standards."
Students can achieve four proficiencies in their subjects: partially met, approaching, meets, and exceeds standards. This report concludes students who partially met or approached the standards have failed in the subject.
Community High School (80.7%), Fenton High School (80.4%) and Addison Trail High School (76%) had the highest failure rates in DuPage County in the 2023-24 school year. Meanwhile, Naperville Central High School (39.1%) and Hinsdale Central High School (28.4%) had the lowest.
Of the 23 DuPage County high schools, eight schools had passing rates of more than 50%, including York Community High School, Metea Valley High School, and Downers Grove North High School.
Countywide, English test failure rates rose from 54.6% in the 2022-23 school year to 55.5% in the 2023-24 school year.
The failure rate rose in 14 DuPage County high schools in the 2023-24 school year, with the most significant increase happening at Lisle High School, where the failure rate rose by 12.4%, reaching 61.4% overall.
Data shows that the largest growth in failure rates occurred in Vermilion County, which increased by 20.8% to 89.7%; Clark County, which grew by 22% to 89.3%; Kendall County, which increased by 24.1% to 89.4%; Fayette County, which grew by 24.6% to 91.2%; and Shelby County, which increased by 27.3% to 92.3%.
Statewide, 67.7% of Illinois students failed the 2023-24 school year state English exam, down from 68.4% in the 2022-23 school year.
The SAT test is administered to Illinois high school sophomores "to fulfill the requirement that students take an assessment for college and career readiness in order to receive a regular high school diploma."
| High School | Student Count | Failure Rate in 2022-23 School Year | Failure Rate in 2023-24 School Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community High School | 472 | 78% | 80.7% |
| Fenton High School | 337 | 78.4% | 80.4% |
| Addison Trail High School | 417 | 79.6% | 76% |
| Bartlett High School | 497 | 64.5% | 68.6% |
| Glenbard East High School | 518 | 68.3% | 68.4% |
| Willowbrook High School | 490 | 68.3% | 66% |
| Glenbard North High School | 496 | 68.4% | 65.5% |
| Downers Grove South High School | 589 | 59% | 63.9% |
| Lisle High School | 88 | 49% | 61.4% |
| Wheaton Warrenville South High School | 451 | 54.7% | 58.1% |
| Lake Park High School | 583 | 59.4% | 57.1% |
| Hinsdale South High School | 336 | 53.5% | 53.3% |
| Glenbard South High School | 250 | 53.5% | 52% |
| Wheaton North High School | 496 | 48.4% | 51.5% |
| Glenbard West High School | 603 | 46.7% | 50.7% |
| York Community High School | 602 | 45.2% | 49.4% |
| Metea Valley High School | 658 | 51% | 48.9% |
| Downers Grove North High School | 521 | 48.2% | 48.3% |
| Waubonsie Valley High School | 700 | 48.8% | 47.1% |
| Westmont High School | 90 | 44% | 43.4% |
| Naperville North High School | 592 | 40.4% | 41.2% |
| Naperville Central High School | 614 | 38.2% | 39.1% |
| Hinsdale Central High School | 584 | 24.5% | 28.4% |
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