Lake County Gazette

Results are in and 60.5% of Lake 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 Lake County rose by 8% 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
Evelyn Alexander School	98.6%	73
Howe Elementary School	97.1%	210
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy	95.9%	318
Forrestal Elementary School	95.3%	84
Shiloh Park Middle School	94.8%	385
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	94.2%	240
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	93.9%	258
Elmwood Elementary School	93.8%	293
Kenneth Murphy School	93.4%	197
Miguel Juarez Middle School	92.3%	658
West Elementary School	91.8%	316
Robert E. Abbott Middle School	91.5%	629
Neal Math Science Academy	91.4%	469
Carman-Buckner Elementary School	91%	199
Washington Elementary School	90.7%	205
Jack Benny Middle School	90.7%	520
Newport Elementary School	90.7%	140
Oakdale Elementary School	90.4%	155
Clearview Elementary School	90.3%	175
Zion Central Middle School	89.9%	298
Round Lake Middle School	89.4%	780
Magee Middle School	89%	643
Edith M. Smith Middle School	89%	487
Indian Hill Elementary School	88.7%	256
Whittier Elementary School	88.4%	216
Prairie Trail School	88.1%	403
North Elementary School	87.2%	202
Glen Flora Elementary School	87.1%	218
Beach Park Middle School	87%	715
Village Elementary School	86.2%	217
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	85.8%	281
Glenwood Elementary School	85.2%	312
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	84.5%	321
Greenwood Elementary School	84.3%	121
Viking School	84.2%	507
Lotus School	83.5%	122
Gavin Central Elementary School	83.2%	166
John R. Lewis Middle School	80.3%	737
Hyde Park Elementary School	79.9%	129
Gavin South Middle School	77.4%	283
West Oak Middle School	77.3%	291
Avon Center Elementary School	77.1%	140
Learn 10 Charter School	76.8%	155
Olive C. Martin School	76.7%	237
North Prairie Junior High School	76.5%	259
Woodland Elementary School	75.7%	465
River Trail School	75.2%	306
Oak Crest School	74.1%	116
West Oak Intermediate School	73.9%	233
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	73.1%	141
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	72.9%	181
Little Fort Elementary School	71.3%	240
Big Hollow Elementary School	71%	349
Woodland Middle School	71%	1,615
Grass Lake Elementary School	70.4%	115
Peter J. Palombi School	70.2%	801
Mechanics Grove Elementary School	70.2%	500
Westfield School	69.6%	112
Stanton School	69.5%	288
Hillcrest Elementary School	68.4%	300
Carl Sandburg Middle School	67.7%	529
Wauconda Middle School	67.6%	518
Wauconda Grade School	67.5%	200
John S. Clark Elementary School	66.1%	121
Matthews Middle School	65.1%	487
H.R. McCall Elementary School	65%	171
Grayslake Middle School	65%	622
Frederick School	64.8%	604
Woodland Intermediate School	63.9%	956
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	63.5%	200
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus	63.4%	320
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus	63.3%	305
Oak Terrace Elementary School	62.7%	196
W.C. Petty Elementary School	61.3%	220
Emmons Grade School	61.2%	201
Hawthorn Elementary School South	60.8%	273
Big Hollow Middle School	60.1%	790
B.J. Hooper Elementary School	59.5%	289
Northwood Middle School	58.4%	528
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	55.4%	166
Red Oak Elementary School	55%	100
Antioch Upper Grade School	54.8%	880
Park West School	54.6%	315
William L. Thompson School	54.5%	229
Edgewood Middle School	54.3%	643
Oakland Elementary School	54.2%	303
Deer Path Middle School West	53.9%	382
Tripp School	51.3%	117
Hawthorn Middle School South	50.8%	623
Robert Crown School	48.9%	423
Fremont Intermediate School	48.4%	647
Prairie Crossing Charter School	47.9%	280
Woodview School	47.8%	184
Hawthorn Middle School North	47.7%	595
Sherwood Elementary School	47.1%	172
Indian Trail Elementary School	46.4%	231
Fremont Junior High/Middle School	46.1%	750
Country Meadows Elementary School	45.4%	229
Millburn Elementary School	45.3%	373
Deer Path Middle School East	44.8%	341
Cherokee Elementary School	44.3%	131
Walden Elementary School	44.1%	218
Braeside Elementary School	44.1%	127
Prairie Elementary School	42.8%	292
Millburn Middle School	42.4%	389
Meadowview School	42.2%	147
Woodlawn Middle School	42%	599
Hawthorn Elementary School North	41.6%	247
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	41.4%	302
Prairieview School	41.2%	131
Park East School	40%	145
Ivy Hall Elementary School	40%	283
Aptakisic Junior High School	38.5%	817
Rockland Elementary School	38.2%	149
May Whitney Elementary School	37.7%	313
Earl Pritchett School	36.9%	119
North Barrington Elementary School	36.7%	202
Sheridan Elementary School	36.7%	79
Lake Bluff Elementary School	36.6%	270
Butterfield School	36.6%	210
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus	36.5%	687
Meridian School	36.3%	521
Isaac Fox Elementary School	35.8%	257
South Park Elementary School	35.3%	170
Everett Elementary School	35.3%	147
Lake Bluff Middle School	35.2%	287
Kipling Elementary School	35.1%	220
Half Day School	34.3%	596
Adler Park School	33.7%	122
Roslyn Road Elementary School	33.3%	255
Seth Paine Elementary School	31.6%	199
Alan B. Shepard Middle School	31.5%	448
Charles J. Caruso Middle School	31%	432
Sarah Adams Elementary School	30%	180
Wilmot Elementary School	29.9%	244
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	29.3%	195
Rondout Elementary School	27.9%	97
Ravinia Elementary School	27.2%	125
Twin Groves Middle School	27.1%	561
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus	26.2%	583
Oak Grove Elementary School	25.2%	667
Spencer Loomis Elementary School	24.3%	231
Daniel Wright Junior High School	21.6%	755
Highland Middle School	20.6%	745
Copeland Manor Elementary School	19.7%	183
Bannockburn School	17.9%	112