Lake County students and their English performance in 2021-22 school year

Hillcrest Elementary School Principal Mrs. Holly Kaprosy (2023) | Hillcrest Elementary School

By Lake County Gazette

Mar 7, 2024

Test results show 35.2% of Lake County students passed the English 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 Lake County students who succeeded rose by 38.8% compared to the previous school year.

Woodford County County had the highest success rate across the state, with 52.1% of its students passing the English portion of the IAR. Schools in Pulaski County County, on the other hand, performed the worst, with 92.7% of students failing to meet test requirements.

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

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.

Lake County Student's Proficiency in English Over 3 Years

Lake County Schools Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in English Compared to Previous Years

School	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total enrollment
Bannockburn School	57.9%	17.8%	153
Rondout Elementary School	56%	16.5%	136
Earl Pritchett School	55.3%	2.6%	434
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	55%	6.5%	333
Prairie Elementary School	54.9%	15.4%	417
Spencer Loomis Elementary School	54.8%	12.1%	469
Half Day School	53.5%	13.5%	595
Oak Grove Elementary School	53.4%	13.3%	906
Isaac Fox Elementary School	53.3%	8%	521
Ivy Hall Elementary School	53.2%	15.2%	451
Daniel Wright Junior High School	53.2%	18.5%	733
Adler Park School	53.1%	15%	224
Copeland Manor Elementary School	52.9%	21.4%	367
Wilmot Elementary School	52.4%	13.8%	473
Sarah Adams Elementary School	52.4%	12.8%	360
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	50.7%	10.2%	448
Seth Paine Elementary School	50.7%	5.4%	423
Kipling Elementary School	50.5%	6.9%	442
Rockland Elementary School	50%	14.2%	286
Lake Bluff Elementary School	49.4%	17.5%	544
Braeside Elementary School	49.2%	11%	269
Meridian School	49%	10.2%	652
North Barrington Elementary School	48%	9.6%	432
South Park Elementary School	47.8%	14.3%	421
Butterfield School	47.6%	14.3%	460
Sheridan Elementary School	46.8%	8.9%	216
Highland Middle School	46.8%	21.8%	760
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	46.5%	4.7%	290
Meadowview School	46.2%	12.9%	361
Tripp School	45.9%	5.4%	535
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus	45.8%	20.1%	595
Walden Elementary School	45.6%	13%	452
Sherwood Elementary School	45%	3.5%	413
Aptakisic Junior High School	44.8%	14.8%	853
Country Meadows Elementary School	44.6%	7.5%	404
Everett Elementary School	44.4%	5.6%	300
Prairie Crossing Charter School	44.2%	9.2%	425
Indian Trail Elementary School	44.1%	6.1%	455
Ravinia Elementary School	43.9%	17.9%	253
Roslyn Road Elementary School	43.6%	14.7%	444
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus	43.4%	15.5%	685
William L. Thompson School	42.8%	5.3%	508
Alan B. Shepard Middle School	42.6%	22.6%	486
Twin Groves Middle School	42.5%	24.6%	599
Hawthorn Elementary School South	42.5%	6.7%	509
Charles J. Caruso Middle School	42.1%	17%	466
Edgewood Middle School	41.6%	5.5%	689
May Whitney Elementary School	41.2%	5.5%	660
Fremont Intermediate School	41.2%	4.3%	651
Woodlawn Middle School	40.9%	15.2%	667
Hawthorn Elementary School North	40.9%	11%	420
Deer Path Middle School East	40.8%	4.8%	362
Millburn Elementary School	40.2%	3.8%	684
Woodview School	40.1%	4.1%	403
Red Oak Elementary School	39.5%	2.5%	230
Hawthorn Middle School North	38.9%	6.5%	611
Hawthorn Middle School South	38.2%	7.4%	657
Park East School	38%	8.5%	318
Fremont Junior High/Middle School	37.9%	7.3%	776
Emmons Grade School	37.6%	7.1%	300
Millburn Middle School	37.5%	7.1%	387
Prairieview School	35.6%	8.9%	330
B.J. Hooper Elementary School	35%	5.1%	596
Park West School	34.9%	2.5%	381
Cherokee Elementary School	34.9%	6.2%	325
Woodland Elementary School	33.9%	1.3%	1,317
Robert Crown School	33.3%	4.1%	849
Oak Terrace Elementary School	32%	7.8%	426
Lake Bluff Middle School	31.7%	6.1%	313
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus	31.6%	4.3%	484
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	31.6%	2.3%	339
Deer Path Middle School West	31.6%	7.8%	384
Oakland Elementary School	30.9%	3.3%	569
Woodland Intermediate School	30.2%	2.6%	1,196
H.R. McCall Elementary School	30%	1.2%	391
Grass Lake Elementary School	29.9%	2.8%	174
Westfield School	29.2%	4.4%	326
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	28.6%	2.4%	383
Northwood Middle School	27.9%	5.7%	491
Frederick School	27.9%	0.8%	592
Carl Sandburg Middle School	27.4%	0.9%	539
Mechanics Grove Elementary School	26.8%	1.4%	493
John S. Clark Elementary School	26.3%	1.8%	231
Big Hollow Elementary School	26.2%	1.7%	534
Peter J. Palombi School	26.1%	2.7%	818
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus	25.9%	1.2%	427
Hillcrest Elementary School	25.7%	1.6%	604
Avon Center Elementary School	24.8%	3.5%	347
Olive C. Martin School	24.5%	1.2%	510
Grayslake Middle School	23.6%	3.3%	636
West Oak Intermediate School	23.3%	1.2%	263
W.C. Petty Elementary School	23%	1.4%	410
Woodland Middle School	22.7%	2.5%	1,695
Matthews Middle School	22.7%	7.7%	525
Little Fort Elementary School	22.3%	0.9%	410
Lotus School	21.6%	2.4%	364
Antioch Upper Grade School	21.6%	5.7%	907
Oakdale Elementary School	21.2%	2.4%	422
Wauconda Middle School	20.7%	4.6%	532
Oak Crest School	20.2%	1.7%	277
Greenwood Elementary School	19.8%	0.8%	281
Gavin South Middle School	19.7%	1%	327
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	19.6%	0.7%	322
Wauconda Grade School	19.5%	1%	437
River Trail School	18.8%	0.6%	467
Big Hollow Middle School	18.7%	1.4%	782
Gavin Central Elementary School	18.1%	1.3%	472
Viking School	16.4%	1.1%	545
North Prairie Junior High School	16.3%	1.2%	239
West Oak Middle School	16.3%	1.1%	295
John R. Lewis Middle School	16.2%	3%	774
Indian Hill Elementary School	14.9%	0.4%	449
Clearview Elementary School	14.4%	0%	441
Hyde Park Elementary School	13.4%	0%	271
Stanton School	13.3%	0.3%	307
Beach Park Middle School	13.3%	0.6%	698
Prairie Trail School	12.7%	0%	394
Glen Flora Elementary School	12.6%	0.9%	455
Learn 10 Charter School	12.5%	3.5%	264
Edith M. Smith Middle School	12.1%	0.2%	552
Village Elementary School	11.4%	0%	348
Neal Math Science Academy	11%	0%	543
Newport Elementary School	10.9%	0.7%	231
Howe Elementary School	9.9%	0%	354
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	9.7%	0%	541
Whittier Elementary School	9.7%	0%	454
Carman-Buckner Elementary School	9.1%	0%	464
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	9%	0.4%	435
Kenneth Murphy School	8.8%	0%	333
Robert E. Abbott Middle School	8.6%	0.6%	692
North Elementary School	8.1%	0%	474
Magee Middle School	7.7%	0%	679
Jack Benny Middle School	7.7%	0.4%	561
Round Lake Middle School	7.6%	0.2%	819
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	7.6%	0%	454
Zion Central Middle School	6.9%	0%	361
Glenwood Elementary School	6.5%	0.3%	630
Shiloh Park Middle School	6.5%	0%	386
Elmwood Elementary School	6.4%	0.4%	275
Washington Elementary School	6%	0.5%	413
Forrestal Elementary School	5.1%	0%	412
West Elementary School	5%	0%	344
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy	4.3%	0%	338
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	4.2%	0%	423
Miguel Juarez Middle School	4%	0%	749
Evelyn Alexander School	2.5%	0%	332