Astoria High School Principal Mr. Don Willett (2023) | Astoria High School
Astoria High School Principal Mr. Don Willett (2023) | Astoria High School
That's according to an analysis from Peoria Standard of test scores compiled by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
ISBE reports that in the 2023-24 school year, 78.8% of Fulton County's 274 public high school students failed the ELA portion of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and have "minimal (or) incomplete understanding of the knowledge and skills relative to Illinois Learning Standards."
Students can achieve four proficiencies in their subjects: partially met, approaching, meets, and exceeds standards. This report concludes students who partially met or approached the standards have failed in the subject.
Spoon River Valley Senior High School (92.3%), VIT Senior High School (86.4%) and Cuba Senior High School (82.1%) had the highest failure rates in Fulton County in the 2023-24 school year. Meanwhile, Canton High School (77.1%) and Lewistown Junior/Senior High School (72.5%) had the lowest.
Countywide, English test failure rates rose from 78.7% in the 2022-23 school year to 78.8% in the 2023-24 school year.
The failure rate rose in four Fulton County high schools in the 2023-24 school year, with the most significant increase happening at Spoon River Valley Senior High School, where the failure rate rose by 17.3%, reaching 92.3% overall.
Data shows that the largest growth in failure rates occurred in Vermilion County, which increased by 20.8% to 89.7%; Clark County, which grew by 22% to 89.3%; Kendall County, which increased by 24.1% to 89.4%; Fayette County, which grew by 24.6% to 91.2%; and Shelby County, which increased by 27.3% to 92.3%.
Astoria High School and Lewistown Junior/Senior High School were the Fulton County high schools to see improvements between the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years.
Statewide, 67.7% of Illinois students failed the 2023-24 school year state English exam, down from 68.4% in the 2022-23 school year.
The SAT test is administered to Illinois high school sophomores "to fulfill the requirement that students take an assessment for college and career readiness in order to receive a regular high school diploma."
| High School | Student Count | Failure Rate in 2022-23 School Year | Failure Rate in 2023-24 School Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spoon River Valley Senior High School | 13 | 75% | 92.3% |
| VIT Senior High School | 22 | 85% | 86.4% |
| Cuba Senior High School | 39 | 67.7% | 82.1% |
| Astoria High School | 20 | 95.2% | 80% |
| Canton High School | 140 | 76% | 77.1% |
| Lewistown Junior/Senior High School | 40 | 85% | 72.5% |
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