McHenry Times

Results are in and 60.6% of McHenry County students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of students who failed their ELA assessment in McHenry County rose by 8.1% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 95.7% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Woodford County had the highest success rate across the state, with 59.4% of its students passing the ELA portion of the IAR.

The IAR measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing in meeting the English Language Arts and Mathematics standards set by the state.

According to recent IAR data, the average ELA proficiency rate for Illinois students was 35.4% in 2023, while the math proficiency rate stood at 27.1%. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity.

White students demonstrated higher proficiency rates in both ELA and math compared to Black and Hispanic students. The ELA proficiency rate for white students was 45.6%, around twice higher than that of Black students (17%) and Hispanic students (23.3%).

The gap was even worse in math, with white students achieving a 37% proficiency rate, nearly five times higher than Black students (7.9%) and over twice higher than Hispanic students (14.4%).

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Crosby Elementary School	95.3%	171
Harrison Elementary School	85.8%	239
Harvard Junior High School	84.7%	523
Jefferson Elementary School	82.7%	370
Chauncey H. Duker School	81.7%	382
Canterbury Elementary School	80.4%	213
Lake In The Hills Elementary School	80.3%	234
Hilltop Elementary School	80%	130
Coventry Elementary School	78.7%	315
Fox River Grove Middle School	75.7%	173
Alden-Hebron Elementary School	74.5%	94
Johnsburg Elementary School	72.4%	362
Husmann Elementary School	72.1%	247
Dean Street Elementary School	72%	189
Edgebrook Elementary School	69.9%	83
Lundahl Middle School	68.4%	797
Three Oaks School	68.2%	236
Cotton Creek School	68.1%	276
Briargate Elementary School	67.2%	240
Valley View Elementary School	67%	266
Johnsburg Junior High School	66.5%	335
North Elementary School	65.5%	339
Parkland School	65.4%	673
Riverwood Elementary School	64.8%	282
Glacier Ridge Elementary School	63.6%	201
McHenry Middle School	63.6%	684
Hannah Beardsley Middle School	63.3%	832
Alden-Hebron Middle School	62.3%	85
Algonquin Middle School	62.3%	389
Marengo Community Middle School	62.1%	298
Richard F. Bernotas Middle School	61.4%	764
South Elementary School	61.2%	193
Locust Elementary School	60.7%	122
Prairiewood Elementary School	60.3%	224
Mary Endres Elementary School	59.7%	246
Indian Prairie Elementary School	59.6%	208
Landmark Elementary School	59.6%	99
Ulysses S. Grant Intermediate School	59.2%	216
Deer Path Elementary School	59.2%	299
Olson Elementary School	59.2%	208
Greenwood Elementary School	57.2%	145
Conley Elementary School	55.6%	536
Martin Elementary School	55.1%	762
Heineman Middle School	54.7%	734
Leggee Elementary School	54.2%	443
Woods Creek Elementary School	52.6%	270
Richmond Grade School	52.6%	209
West Elementary School	52.2%	278
Westwood Elementary School	52.2%	203
Riley Community Consolidated School	51.8%	197
Cary Junior High School	51.2%	666
Spring Grove Elementary School	50.8%	130
Prairie Grove Junior High School	50.4%	321
Lincoln Prairie Elementary School	50.3%	189
Kenneth E. Neubert Elementary School	50.1%	219
Nippersink Middle School	49.7%	390
Northwood Middle School	45.9%	619
Prairie Grove Elementary School	45.4%	163
Algonquin Road Elementary School	42.8%	82
Creekside Middle School	40.5%	709
Eastview Elementary School	39.3%	178
Marlowe Middle School	38.9%	1,153