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Indian Prairie School District 204: How many students met or exceeded expectations in ELA in 2023-24 school year?

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 61.2% of the students in Indian Prairie School District 204 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 11,377 students in Indian Prairie School District 204 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 6,963 (61.2%) passed.

The percentage of Indian Prairie School District 204 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 4.5% compared to the previous school year.

Indian Prairie School District 204 roughly covers 31 schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Aurora.

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing toward state standards in English language arts and mathematics.

Recent IAR data shows that while Illinois students improved slightly in the test, math performance remains below pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, 28.4% of students met math benchmarks, compared to 31.8% in 2019. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity. 

The disparities were even more pronounced in math. White students achieved a proficiency rate of 38.7%, while Black students achieved 9.1% and Hispanic students 15.6%. Asian students achieved the highest proficiency rates in both subjects, hitting 68.2% in ELA and 61.4% in math.

Students Who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Robert Clow Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20461.7%9.4%
V. Blanche Graham Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20461.1%17.3%
Fry Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20458.1%13.8%
Spring Brook Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20457.6%7.3%
Gordon Gregory Middle SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20456.9%23.4%
Scullen Middle SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20455.3%24.9%
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20453.3%14.8%
Clifford Crone Middle SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20453.1%22.5%
Reba O. Steck Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20453.1%9%
Still Middle SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20452.7%17.8%
Patterson Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20452%13.8%
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20451%13.1%
Wayne Builta Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20449.7%11.2%
May Watts Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20448.4%4.3%
White Eagle Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20448%8.6%
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20447.3%8.8%
Owen Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20446.8%6.7%
Thayer J. Hill Middle SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20445.1%12.1%
Nancy Young Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20445%5.7%
Francis Granger Middle SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20444.2%16.7%
Arlene Welch Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20443.1%7.2%
Brookdale Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20443%8.3%
Fischer Middle SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20441.5%5.5%
Peter M. Gombert Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20441.5%3.9%
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20438.1%6%
McCarty Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20421.9%1.3%
Georgetown Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20421.8%0.9%
Longwood Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie School District 20418.1%1.3%

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