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Wood Dale School District 7: How many students failed ELA test in 2023-24 school year?

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Todd Cox Vice President | Wood Dale School District 7

Todd Cox Vice President | Wood Dale School District 7

In the 2023-24 school year, 64.7% of Wood Dale School District 7 students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 35.3% who did.

The total number Wood Dale School District 7 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 10.1% from the previous school year.

Wood Dale School District 7 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Wood Dale.

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.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

DuPage's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%73%70%73%70%75%65%65%59%Wood Dale School District 7Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Westview Elementary SchoolWood Dale School District 774.3%
Wood Dale Junior High SchoolWood Dale School District 754.4%

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