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In 2023-24 school year, 82.9% of DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 students failed ELA portion of IAR

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

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In the 2023-24 school year, 82.9% of DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 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 17.1% who did.

The total number DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 2.3% from the previous school year.

DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 roughly covers schools within DeKalb County and has a main office in DeKalb.

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.

DeKalb's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%88%70%86%70%85%65%83%59%DeKalb Community Unit School District 428Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary SchoolDeKalb Community Unit School District 42891.4%
Lincoln Elementary SchoolDeKalb Community Unit School District 42890.1%
Tyler Elementary SchoolDeKalb Community Unit School District 42888.4%
Founders Elementary SchoolDeKalb Community Unit School District 42886.6%
Clinton Rosette Middle SchoolDeKalb Community Unit School District 42885.8%
Cortland Elementary SchoolDeKalb Community Unit School District 42885.7%
Malta Elementary SchoolDeKalb Community Unit School District 42881.3%
Littlejohn Elementary SchoolDeKalb Community Unit School District 42880.8%
Huntley Middle SchoolDeKalb Community Unit School District 42878.3%
Jefferson Elementary SchoolDeKalb Community Unit School District 42870.7%