Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
That's according to a East Central Reporter analysis of test score data compiled by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
ISBE reports that last year, 47.9% of Crawford County's 1,105 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.
Palestine Grade School (62.1%) had the highest failure rates in Crawford County. Meanwhile, Nuttall Middle School (31.9%) had the lowest.
Countywide, English test failure rates fell from 49.9% in 2021 to 47.9% in 2023.
The failure rate rose in four Crawford County high schools in 2023, with the most significant increase happening at Oblong Elementary School (53.6%).
Data shows that the highest failure rates growths were seen in Christian County (72.5%), Hancock County (73.8%), Cook County (74.1%), White County (74.1%), and Morgan County (76.7%).
Nuttall Middle School was the only Crawford County high school to see improvements between 2021 and 2023.
Statewide, 39.9% of Illinois students failed the 2023 state English exam, down from 64% in 2019.
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 | # of Students | Failing % in 2021 | Failing % in 2022 | Failing % in 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine Grade School | 124 | 70.6% | 61.4% | 62.1% |
| Hutsonville Elementary And Junior High School | 121 | 46.7% | 51.3% | 53.7% |
| Oblong Elementary School | 224 | 53.6% | 46.7% | 53.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 326 | 46.2% | 48.5% | 51.6% |
| Nuttall Middle School | 310 | 44.1% | 42.3% | 31.9% |
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