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In 2023-24 school year, 41.7% of Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 students failed ELA portion of IAR

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 41.7% of Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 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 58.4% who did.

The total number Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 9.5% from the previous school year.

Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 roughly covers schools within McHenry County and has a main office in Woodstock.

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.

McHenry's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%62%70%58%70%51%65%42%59%Woodstock Community Unit School District 200Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Dean Street Elementary SchoolWoodstock Community Unit School District 20059.5%
Prairiewood Elementary SchoolWoodstock Community Unit School District 20056.4%
Olson Elementary SchoolWoodstock Community Unit School District 20055%
Westwood Elementary SchoolWoodstock Community Unit School District 20055%
Greenwood Elementary SchoolWoodstock Community Unit School District 20051.9%
Mary Endres Elementary SchoolWoodstock Community Unit School District 20045.1%
Northwood Middle SchoolWoodstock Community Unit School District 20032.9%
Creekside Middle SchoolWoodstock Community Unit School District 20028.1%

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