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Thursday, June 12, 2025

Did Medinah School District 11 students fail or pass their 2023-24 ELA tests?

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Ian Neitzke Medinah School District 11's Board Member | Official Website

Ian Neitzke Medinah School District 11's Board Member | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 48% of Medinah School District 11 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 51.9% who did.

The total number Medinah School District 11 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 11% from the previous school year.

Medinah School District 11 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Roselle.

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.

DuPage's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%58%70%64%70%59%65%48%59%Medinah School District 11Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Medinah Intermediate SchoolMedinah School District 1163.3%
Medinah Middle SchoolMedinah School District 1134.4%

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