Lake County Gazette

Results are in and 63.8% of Lake County students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of students who failed their ELA assessment in Lake County rose by 38.8% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Pulaski County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 92.7% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Piatt County had the highest success rate across the state, with 49.4% 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.

Based on their reading scores on the NAEP, public school students from Illinois managed to stay relatively on par with the national level, according to the National Center for Education and Statistics.

Assessment participation rates in 2023 are at or above the 95% testing threshold, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Evelyn Alexander School	97.5%	81
Miguel Juarez Middle School	96%	729
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	95.8%	262
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy	95.7%	348
West Elementary School	95%	279
Forrestal Elementary School	94.9%	99
Washington Elementary School	93.5%	216
Shiloh Park Middle School	93.5%	384
Glenwood Elementary School	93.2%	322
Elmwood Elementary School	93.2%	264
Zion Central Middle School	93.1%	333
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	92.4%	185
Magee Middle School	92.3%	651
Round Lake Middle School	92.2%	803
Jack Benny Middle School	91.9%	543
North Elementary School	91.9%	210
Kenneth Murphy School	91.2%	181
Carman-Buckner Elementary School	90.9%	230
Robert E. Abbott Middle School	90.9%	678
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	90.6%	278
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	90.3%	318
Whittier Elementary School	90.3%	247
Howe Elementary School	90.1%	182
Neal Math Science Academy	89%	553
Village Elementary School	88.6%	219
Newport Elementary School	88.4%	138
Edith M. Smith Middle School	87.7%	522
Prairie Trail School	87.3%	402
Hyde Park Elementary School	86.6%	127
Glen Flora Elementary School	86.5%	230
Stanton School	86.4%	309
Beach Park Middle School	86.1%	697
Clearview Elementary School	85.6%	201
Indian Hill Elementary School	84.7%	248
Learn 10 Charter School	84%	144
West Oak Middle School	82.6%	282
North Prairie Junior High School	82.5%	246
Viking School	82.5%	549
John R. Lewis Middle School	80.8%	741
River Trail School	80.6%	319
Gavin Central Elementary School	80.5%	149
Big Hollow Middle School	79.9%	772
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	79.7%	143
Wauconda Grade School	79.5%	210
Greenwood Elementary School	79.3%	121
Gavin South Middle School	79.3%	309
Oak Crest School	78.2%	119
Little Fort Elementary School	76.7%	215
Oakdale Elementary School	76.5%	170
Lotus School	76%	125
W.C. Petty Elementary School	75.6%	213
West Oak Intermediate School	75.5%	253
Woodland Middle School	74.8%	1,700
Wauconda Middle School	74.8%	523
Olive C. Martin School	74.3%	253
Grayslake Middle School	73.1%	644
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus	72.9%	340
Antioch Upper Grade School	72.7%	893
Hillcrest Elementary School	72.6%	307
Big Hollow Elementary School	72%	347
John S. Clark Elementary School	71.9%	114
Carl Sandburg Middle School	71.7%	552
Mechanics Grove Elementary School	71.7%	488
Avon Center Elementary School	71.6%	141
Frederick School	71.3%	599
Peter J. Palombi School	71.2%	808
Matthews Middle School	69.6%	520
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	69%	168
H.R. McCall Elementary School	68.8%	170
Sunny Hill Elementary School	68.7%	176
Grass Lake Elementary School	67.3%	107
Woodland Intermediate School	67.2%	1,166
Cotton Creek School	66.5%	266
Northwood Middle School	66.4%	420
Westfield School	66.4%	113
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	66%	215
Oakland Elementary School	65.8%	301
Woodland Elementary School	64.9%	313
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus	64.1%	304
Park West School	62.6%	361
Robert Crown School	62.6%	436
Lake Bluff Middle School	62.1%	309
Deer Path Middle School West	60.6%	345
Oak Terrace Elementary School	60.3%	219
B.J. Hooper Elementary School	59.9%	294
Barrington Middle School - Prairie Campus	59.6%	943
Cherokee Elementary School	58.9%	129
Red Oak Elementary School	58%	119
Millburn Elementary School	56.1%	346
Woodview School	55.8%	172
Barrington Middle School - Station Campus	55.8%	894
Prairieview School	55.6%	135
Millburn Middle School	55.4%	381
Emmons Grade School	55.2%	210
Fremont Junior High/Middle School	54.8%	770
Hawthorn Middle School North	54.6%	599
Fremont Intermediate School	54.5%	651
Hawthorn Middle School South	54.4%	638
Deer Path Middle School East	54.4%	353
Park East School	53.5%	129
May Whitney Elementary School	53.2%	308
Edgewood Middle School	52.9%	724
William L. Thompson School	51.9%	243
Sherwood Elementary School	51.5%	202
Hawthorn Elementary School South	50.9%	285
Everett Elementary School	50%	126
Indian Trail Elementary School	49.8%	229
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	48.8%	170
Tripp School	48.6%	148
Hawthorn Elementary School North	48%	281
Country Meadows Elementary School	47.9%	240
Prairie Crossing Charter School	46.6%	283
Sheridan Elementary School	44.3%	79
Woodlawn Middle School	43.9%	626
Seth Paine Elementary School	43.8%	203
Kipling Elementary School	42.7%	218
North Barrington Elementary School	42.4%	198
Earl Pritchett School	42.1%	114
Roslyn Road Elementary School	41.8%	273
Walden Elementary School	41.4%	239
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus	41.1%	689
Charles J. Caruso Middle School	41%	454
Meadowview School	40.9%	132
Meridian School	40.8%	549
Aptakisic Junior High School	40.5%	840
Braeside Elementary School	39.8%	118
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	39.1%	294
Countryside Elementary School	39.1%	225
Isaac Fox Elementary School	38.7%	274
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	38.5%	169
Ravinia Elementary School	38.2%	123
Butterfield School	38.1%	210
South Park Elementary School	37.9%	182
Rockland Elementary School	35.8%	134
Alan B. Shepard Middle School	34.9%	470
Sarah Adams Elementary School	34.8%	164
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus	34.1%	577
Wilmot Elementary School	33.7%	246
Oak Grove Elementary School	33.3%	652
Spencer Loomis Elementary School	33.1%	248
Lake Bluff Elementary School	33.1%	263
Half Day School	33%	600
Twin Groves Middle School	33%	558
Adler Park School	31.9%	113
Ivy Hall Elementary School	31.6%	269
Highland Middle School	31.4%	743
Prairie Elementary School	29.7%	266
Daniel Wright Junior High School	28.3%	720
Hough Street Elementary School	27.8%	158
Rondout Elementary School	27.5%	91
Grove Avenue Elementary School	27.4%	266
Arnett C. Lines Elementary School	26.6%	207
Copeland Manor Elementary School	25.7%	187
Barbara B. Rose Elementary School	25.4%	236
Bannockburn School	24.3%	107