McHenry Times

In the 2023-24 school year, 55.1% of the students in Alden Hebron School District 19 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 178 students in Alden Hebron School District 19 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 98 (55.1%) passed.

The percentage of Alden Hebron School District 19 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 22.1% compared to the previous school year.

Alden Hebron School District 19 roughly covers three schools within McHenry County and has a main office in Hebron.

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.

School	District	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)
Alden-Hebron Elementary School	Alden Hebron School District 19	50.6%	4.7%
Alden-Hebron Middle School	Alden Hebron School District 19	50.5%	4.3%