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Thursday, May 22, 2025

Did Alden Hebron School District 19 students fail or pass their 2023-24 ELA tests?

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 44.9% of Alden Hebron School District 19 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 55.1% who did.

The total number Alden Hebron School District 19 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 23.9% from the previous school year.

Alden Hebron School District 19 roughly covers 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.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

McHenry's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%79%70%78%70%69%65%45%59%Alden Hebron School District 19Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Alden-Hebron Middle SchoolAlden Hebron School District 1945.2%
Alden-Hebron Elementary SchoolAlden Hebron School District 1944.7%

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