Manual Academy Principal Mrs. Devon Hawks (2023) | Manual Academy
Manual Academy Principal Mrs. Devon Hawks (2023) | Manual Academy
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, 73.8% of Peoria County's 1,912 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.
Manual Academy (96.4%), Peoria High School (95.4%) and Quest Charter School Academy (94%) had the highest failure rates in Peoria County in the 2023-24 school year. Meanwhile, Brimfield High School (54.2%) and Dunlap High School (43.7%) had the lowest.
Countywide, English test failure rates rose from 72.6% in the 2022-23 school year to 73.8% in the 2023-24 school year.
The failure rate rose in five Peoria County high schools in the 2023-24 school year, with the most significant increase happening at Farmington Central High School, where the failure rate rose by 7%, reaching 84.6% 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%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual Academy | 164 | 97.9% | 96.4% |
| Peoria High School | 366 | 96.5% | 95.4% |
| Quest Charter School Academy | 33 | 100% | 94% |
| Peoria Heights High School | 53 | 82% | 86.8% |
| Farmington Central High School | 91 | 77.6% | 84.6% |
| Limestone Community High School | 184 | 78.7% | 75% |
| Richwoods High School | 354 | 70.7% | 70.3% |
| Illinois Valley Central High School | 161 | 65.7% | 69.6% |
| Princeville High School | 43 | 65.2% | 62.8% |
| Illini Bluffs High School | 58 | 60.9% | 62.1% |
| Elmwood High School | 48 | 71.4% | 58.3% |
| Brimfield High School | 48 | 55.6% | 54.2% |
| Dunlap High School | 309 | 41.1% | 43.7% |
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