Dr. David Wilm Superintendent at Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 | Official Website
Dr. David Wilm Superintendent at Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 | Official Website
These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 43.7% who did.
The total number Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 6.5% from the previous school year.
Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Wauconda.
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 did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton Creek School | Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 | 64.5% |
| Wauconda Grade School | Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 | 58.5% |
| Matthews Middle School | Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 | 57.2% |
| Wauconda Middle School | Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 | 54.1% |
| Robert Crown School | Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 | 51.3% |
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