Test Expectations: How many students met or exceeded English IAR expectations in DuPage County in 2021-22 school year?

Hillcrest Elementary School Principal Ms. Michelle Rzepka (2023)
Hillcrest Elementary School Principal Ms. Michelle Rzepka (2023) | Hillcrest Elementary School
By DuPage Policy Journal

Test results show 43.5% of DuPage County students passed the English portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of DuPage County students who succeeded rose by 28.4% compared to the previous school year.

Woodford County County had the highest success rate across the state, with 52.1% of its students passing the English portion of the IAR. Schools in Pulaski County County, on the other hand, performed the worst, with 92.7% of students failing to meet test requirements.

The IAR measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing in meeting the English Language Arts and Mathematics standards set by Illinois.

Based on their reading scores on the NAEP, public school students from Illinois managed to stay relatively on par with the national level, according to the National Center for Education and Statistics.

Assessment participation rates in 2023 are at or above the 95% testing threshold, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

DuPage County Student's Proficiency in English Over 3 Years

DuPage County Schools Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in English Compared to Previous Years

SchoolStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)Total enrollment
Walker School61.7%18.8%331
Prospect Elementary School60.1%14.9%338
Highlands Elementary School57.6%19.6%494
Oak Elementary School57.6%30.3%369
Prairie Elementary School56.3%15.5%496
Elm Elementary School56%25.7%314
Lincoln Elementary School54.6%10%86
The Lane Elementary School54.4%25.1%323
Ellsworth Elementary School54.2%21.7%236
Edison Elementary School54.1%5.2%516
Hawthorne Elementary School53.8%15.4%629
Lester Elementary School53.6%2.4%518
Madison Elementary School53.2%21.1%405
Brook Forest Elementary School53%29.9%243
Monroe Elementary School52.6%21.8%313
Scott Elementary School52.5%10.9%432
Butler Junior High School52.4%16.6%197
Norton Creek Elementary School52.3%17.4%445
Emerson Elementary School52.2%7.7%428
Field Elementary School52.1%10.6%383
Longfellow Elementary School51.5%11.4%330
May Watts Elementary School51.5%5.6%569
Maplebrook Elementary School51.4%14.3%518
Jackson Elementary School50.7%8.2%441
Jefferson Elementary School50.5%6.8%383
Hinsdale Middle School50.3%16.6%738
Whittier Elementary School50%3.5%289
Erickson Elementary School49.8%13.7%490
Elmwood Elementary School49.5%11.5%670
Highland Elementary School49.3%3.6%370
Madison Elementary School49%8.2%407
Kingsley Elementary School49%4%360
Emerson Elementary School48.5%5.9%256
Washington Junior High School48.4%9.9%554
Hawthorne Elementary School47.9%9.6%174
Naper Elementary School47.7%6.8%229
Arbor View Elementary School47.1%7.1%319
Reba O. Steck Elementary School47%1.8%637
Carl Sandburg Elementary School46.7%9.9%382
Hadley Junior High School46.5%19.1%1,103
Ranch View Elementary School46.5%18.1%563
Mill Street Elementary School46.4%15.5%586
Pleasant Lane Elementary School46.4%7.2%245
Lincoln Junior High School46.2%12.5%740
Ardmore Elementary School46.1%7.8%453
Beebe Elementary School46%8%590
Steeple Run Elementary School45.9%12.6%603
Westfield Middle School45.9%23.1%495
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School45.9%7.9%556
Forest Glen Elementary School45.5%3.4%631
Whittier Elementary School45.3%9%415
Concord Elementary School45%15%467
Madison Junior High School44.9%15.9%597
Lowell Elementary School44.9%4.2%258
Clarendon Hills Middle School44.8%19%531
William F. Murphy Elementary School44.4%5.1%360
Kennedy Junior High School44.3%30.9%981
Fairmount Elementary School44.1%5.6%317
Elmer H. Franzen Intermediate School43.7%7.3%303
Prairieview Elementary School43.7%6.6%352
Nancy Young Elementary School43.5%4.3%602
Park View Elementary School43.3%12.8%412
Hillcrest Elementary School43.2%2.6%347
Bryan Middle School43.1%9.1%695
Sandburg Middle School43%9.9%623
Gower West Elementary School42.9%24.1%540
Meadowview Elementary School42.8%6.5%367
White Eagle Elementary School42.7%9.2%526
Dujardin Elementary School42.6%9.8%369
Gower Middle School42.4%15.4%378
Roselle Middle School42.3%15.4%233
Lakeview Junior High School42.3%6.3%347
Pleasant Hill Elementary School42.3%5.6%551
Lincoln Elementary School41.9%6.6%438
Benjamin Middle School41.9%3.5%261
Pierce Downer Elementary School41.8%0.5%343
Belle Aire Elementary School41.8%4.8%232
Edison Middle School41.7%3.6%654
Westfield Elementary School41.4%11.7%310
Peter M. Gombert Elementary School41.3%3.4%334
Park View Elementary School41.2%10.1%223
Spring Hills Elementary School41.1%4.8%433
Glen Crest Middle School41.1%7%693
Centennial School40.8%4.3%496
Jefferson Junior High School40.7%9.5%813
Maercker Elementary School40.3%6.4%398
Thayer J. Hill Middle School40.2%6.3%839
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School39.5%11.2%554
Winfield Central School39.3%5.5%214
Henry Puffer School38.5%5.9%358
Meadow Glens Elementary School38.4%46.1%480
Manor Hill Elementary School38.3%4.3%266
Briar Glen Elementary School38.2%1.5%494
F.E. Peacock Middle School38%8.5%355
Roy De Shane Elementary School37.8%4.4%251
Spring Trail Elementary School37.8%4%337
Franklin Middle School37.7%9.3%590
Carol Stream Elementary School37.4%9%272
Still Middle School37.2%6.4%748
Owen Elementary School37.2%6.3%506
Washington Elementary School36.9%6.7%371
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School36.6%5.8%590
Cass Junior High School36.3%12.5%324
Butterfield Elementary School36.3%3.7%267
Herrick Middle School36.2%6%640
Bower Elementary School36%7.5%436
Medinah Intermediate School35.6%3.4%206
O'Neill Middle School35.5%9.6%420
Cloverdale Elementary School35.5%3%550
J.T. Manning Elementary School35.1%4.3%400
John L. Sipley Elementary School35.1%6.1%347
Westmore Elementary School35%2.5%381
Lace Elementary School34.6%2.9%384
Stella May Swartz Elementary School34.5%1.1%142
Francis Granger Middle School34.3%8.1%1,034
Westmont Junior High School34.3%5.1%280
William Hammerschmidt Elementary School34.2%2.7%392
Westview Hills Middle School33.3%6.4%442
Hubble Middle School33.2%2.8%700
Glen Hill Primary School32.9%3%404
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School32.9%5.8%541
Western Trails Elementary School32.9%2.1%257
Glenside Middle School32.7%6.1%773
Heritage Lakes Elementary School32.5%5.3%314
Wiesbrook Elementary School32.5%3.8%475
El Sierra Elementary School32.3%6.9%258
John E. Albright Middle School32.3%3.7%212
Conrad Fischer Elementary School32.1%3.2%545
Monroe Middle School32.1%4.6%697
Brookdale Elementary School32.1%4.9%497
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School31.7%12.4%610
Lisle Junior High School31.4%5.7%323
Hawk Hollow Elementary School31.3%0.9%353
Churchill Elementary School31.1%4.5%646
Churchville Middle School30.7%5.2%435
Evergreen Elementary School30.7%7%352
Indian Trail Elementary School30.3%4.8%350
Wayne Elementary School30.3%2.7%342
Prairieview Elementary School30.1%1.2%315
Sycamore Trails Elementary School29.9%2.5%623
Jay Stream Middle School29.3%4.3%538
Lisle Elementary School29.1%8.1%722
Glenn Westlake Middle School29.1%3.7%934
Madison Elementary School29%3.6%481
Wood Dale Junior High School29%4.6%314
Willow Creek Elementary School28.6%9.9%308
Stone Elementary School28.4%3.9%431
Fischer Middle School28.4%2.5%798
Medinah Middle School26.7%5.7%204
Wesley A. Johnson School26.4%2.1%640
Edgewood Elementary School26.2%1.5%355
Goodrich Elementary School26.2%3.5%392
Clifford Johnson School25.6%5.2%452
Schafer Elementary School25.2%1.3%433
Jackson Middle School25%2.2%665
Eisenhower Junior High School24.7%2.8%451
Jefferson Middle School23.6%5.3%413
Tioga Elementary School23.4%3.8%693
Stratford Middle School23.2%3.9%554
York Center Elementary School22.9%0.6%203
McCarty Elementary School22.6%3.2%499
North Elementary School22.5%0.7%367
Longwood Elementary School21.7%1.7%369
Georgetown Elementary School21.6%0.9%460
Americana Intermediate School21.6%2.7%421
Blackhawk Middle School20.8%5.4%643
Wesley Elementary School20.5%1.3%179
Elsie C. Johnson Elementary School19.9%0.7%345
Lake Park Elementary School19.5%1.6%238
Horizon Elementary School19.2%1.3%520
Westview Elementary School19%0.8%252
Waterbury Elementary School18.6%2.1%394
Winnebago Elementary School18.3%0.6%397
Indian Trail Junior High School18.3%1.6%1,261
Black Hawk Elementary School18.1%1.3%393
G. Stanley Hall Elementary School17.4%0.6%319
Burr Ridge Middle School16.9%0%207
Marquardt Middle School16.8%2.1%846
Reskin Elementary School16.8%0.7%384
Fullerton Elementary School15.7%0.4%451
Indian Knoll Elementary School15.5%1.9%270
Greenbrook Elementary School14.2%0.5%475
Pioneer Elementary School14%0%296
Currier Elementary School13.8%1%365
Leman Middle School13.6%1.6%1,146
Spring Wood Middle School12.3%1.3%456
Gary Elementary School11.5%0.6%496
Wegner Elementary School11.2%1.6%349
Turner Elementary School11.2%2%285
Anne M. Jeans Elementary School10.9%2.2%238
Lincoln Elementary School7%0%315
Army Trail Elementary School5.6%0%294
Ardmore Elementary School4.2%0%238


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