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Monday, December 23, 2024

63% of Effingham County students failed their 2023-24 English exam; Scores fell 8.8% from previous year

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More than 6 in 10 Effingham County public students aren't at grade level based on their performance in the English portion of the 2023-24 SAT.

That's according to an analysis from East Central Reporter of test scores compiled by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

ISBE reports that in the 2023-24 school year, 63% of Effingham County's 365 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.

Altamont High School had the highest failure rates in Effingham County in the 2023-24 school year (75.5%). Meanwhile, Teutopolis High School had the lowest (50.7%).

Countywide, English test failure rates fell from 71.8% in the 2022-23 school year to 63.0% in the 2023-24 school year.

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%.

Altamont High School, Dieterich Junior/Senior High School, Beecher City Junior/Senior High School, Effingham High School, and Teutopolis High School were the Effingham County high schools to see improvements between the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years.

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."

ELA Failure Rates in Effingham County High Schools in the 2023-24 School Year
High SchoolStudent CountFailure Rate in 2022-23 School YearFailure Rate in 2023-24 School Year
Altamont High School4976.3%75.5%
Dieterich Junior/Senior High School4182.8%73.2%
Beecher City Junior/Senior High School2775%70.3%
Effingham High School17572%61.1%
Teutopolis High School7363.5%50.7%

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