How many Fulton County students failed their ELA IAR during 2022-23?

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By Peoria Standard

Aug 15, 2024

Results are in and 69.2% of Fulton County students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of students who failed their ELA assessment in Fulton County rose by 8% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 95.7% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Woodford County had the highest success rate across the state, with 59.4% of its students passing the ELA portion of the IAR.

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

According to recent IAR data, the average ELA proficiency rate for Illinois students was 35.4% in 2023, while the math proficiency rate stood at 27.1%. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity.

White students demonstrated higher proficiency rates in both ELA and math compared to Black and Hispanic students. The ELA proficiency rate for white students was 45.6%, around twice higher than that of Black students (17%) and Hispanic students (23.3%).

The gap was even worse in math, with white students achieving a 37% proficiency rate, nearly five times higher than Black students (7.9%) and over twice higher than Hispanic students (14.4%).

Fulton County's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

Fulton County Schools Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2022-23 School Year

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Central Elementary School	91%	154
Cuba Elementary School	79.1%	67
Westview Elementary School	77.9%	122
Eastview Elementary School	74.9%	108
Spoon River Valley Junior High School	74.4%	51
Lewistown Junior/Senior High School	73.7%	95
Cuba Middle School	70.6%	85
Ingersoll Middle School	69.7%	619
Lincoln Elementary School	68.6%	86
VIT Elementary School	66.3%	83
Astoria Junior High School	66.1%	68
Astoria Elementary School	63.5%	41
VIT Junior High School	63.4%	71
Abingdon-Avon Middle School	46.2%	197
Spoon River Valley Elementary School	45.6%	46