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DeKalb County students and their English performance in 2021-22 school year
Out of the 6,927 students who took the IAR in the 2021-22 school year, 24.8% passed the English portion of the test.
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Test Expectations: How many students met or exceeded Mathematics IAR expectations in DeKalb County in 2021-22 school year?
Out of the 6,815 students who took the IAR in the 2021-22 school year, 21.1% passed the Mathematics portion of the test.
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How many DeKalb County students failed their Mathematics IAR during 2021-22?
Out of the 6,970 students who took the IAR in the 2021-22 school year, 78.9% failed the Mathematics portion of the test.
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Test Expectations: How many DeKalb County students failed to meet ELA expectations in 2021-22 school year?
Out of the 7,082 students who took the IAR in the 2021-22 school year, 74.4% failed the ELA portion of the test.
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How many students were enrolled in Dekalb County in 2021-22 school year?
Enrollment numbers in Dekalb County schools rose over the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
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DeKalb County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2021-22 school year
Dekalb High School stood out in DeKalb County with 1,975 students enrolled in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
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Report: At Founders Elementary School, Black student rule-breaking rate notably exceeds that of Hispanic students
Black students, constituting 28.8% or 169 of Founders Elementary School's total student population of 586, accounted for 33 out of the 42 total suspensions (78.6%) in the 2021-22 school year, averaging roughly one suspension per five students, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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DeKalb County's student body comprised mostly of white students in 2021-22 school year
The most prevalent ethnicity in DeKalb County student body in the 2021-22 school year was white, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
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There were 118 Asian students enrolled in DeKalb County schools in 2021-22 school year
In the 2021-22 school year, less than 1% of students enrolled in DeKalb County school districts identified as Asian.
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Schools across DeKalb County ranks 24th in truancy rate during 2021-2022 school year
Schools among DeKalb County had the 24th highest truancy rate of 15.1% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
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What percentage of teachers stay in schools through Dekalb County year to year?
The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 89.9 percent of teachers stay in schools through Dekalb County year to year, according to the 2022 three-year average.
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Founders Elementary School reports 8% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Founders Elementary School fell to eight percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Founders Elementary School reports 11% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Founders Elementary School fell to 11 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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88.2 percent of Founders teachers stay put; average earns $64,080 per year
The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 88.2 percent of teachers stay at Founders Elementary School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.
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Founders Elementary School scores 10.8% ELA proficiency, 7.3% on math in 2018
Of the 586 students attending Founders Elementary School in 2018, 10.8 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 7.3 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
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Statewide test results: 93 percent of Founders students failed math
About 7 percent of Founders Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 93 percent of students failed.
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Statewide test results: 89 percent of Founders failed English language arts
About 11 percent of Founders Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 89 percent of students failed.
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Statewide test results: white students score 19.8 points higher at Founders Elementary School
At Founders Elementary School, a 19.8-point achievement gap persisted between white and hispanic students in 2017.
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Statewide test results: low income students score 19.4 points lower at Founders Elementary School
At Founders Elementary School, a 19.4-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.
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Analysis: 90 percent of Founders students fail annual tests
Academic results data released recently reveals 10 percent of Founders Elementary School students are considered on track for the next grade level.