Lake County Gazette

Test results show 45.4% of Lake County students passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of Lake County students who succeeded rose by 14.3% compared to the previous school year.

Woodford County had the highest success rate across the state, with 60.7% of its students passing the ELA portion of the IAR. Schools in Alexander County, on the other hand, performed the worst, with 87.3% of students failing to meet test requirements.

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.

Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.

School	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total enrollment
Ravinia Elementary School	64.5%	14.9%	273
Spencer Loomis Elementary School	62.2%	13.3%	471
Highland Middle School	61.8%	20.4%	712
North Barrington Elementary School	60.2%	13.6%	432
Oak Grove Elementary School	60.2%	15.8%	910
Isaac Fox Elementary School	58.4%	10%	488
Sheridan Elementary School	57.6%	16.5%	262
Deer Path Middle School East	57.6%	12.9%	363
Bannockburn School	57.3%	22.7%	169
Sarah Adams Elementary School	57.2%	16.4%	401
Everett Elementary School	57%	12.5%	307
Millburn Middle School	56.1%	11.4%	393
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	55.7%	17.5%	433
Wilmot Elementary School	55.7%	14.3%	482
Half Day School	55.2%	15%	604
Rockland Elementary School	54.9%	8.5%	276
Adler Park School	54.2%	25.2%	221
Copeland Manor Elementary School	54.1%	15.3%	371
Daniel Wright Junior High School	54.1%	30.7%	744
Aptakisic Junior High School	54.1%	16.6%	877
Fremont Junior High/Middle School	53.3%	15.4%	704
Sherwood Elementary School	53.1%	9.7%	364
Prairie Elementary School	52.5%	20.5%	449
Lake Bluff Middle School	52.5%	24.3%	287
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	52.2%	9.8%	452
Deer Path Middle School West	52.1%	19%	381
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus	52%	21.4%	677
Ivy Hall Elementary School	51.9%	16.2%	498
Earl Pritchett School	51.8%	13.9%	475
Seth Paine Elementary School	51.4%	13.4%	470
Walden Elementary School	51.3%	11.5%	446
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus	50.7%	30.3%	613
Hawthorn Elementary School North	50.6%	14.7%	390
May Whitney Elementary School	50.5%	16.6%	732
Meridian School	50.5%	12.1%	673
Millburn Elementary School	50.4%	6.5%	700
Woodlawn Middle School	50.2%	25.4%	657
Charles J. Caruso Middle School	50.2%	30.1%	427
Edgewood Middle School	50.1%	12.9%	657
Emmons Grade School	50%	5.7%	274
South Park Elementary School	49.7%	17.2%	433
Twin Groves Middle School	49.5%	28.3%	593
Braeside Elementary School	49.2%	6.2%	275
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	48.4%	4.8%	305
Butterfield School	48.3%	12.1%	525
Alan B. Shepard Middle School	48.1%	35.7%	460
Indian Trail Elementary School	47.5%	7.8%	479
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus	47.4%	6.5%	476
Rondout Elementary School	47.3%	18.2%	146
Roslyn Road Elementary School	47.1%	13.9%	459
Meadowview School	46.8%	13.7%	396
Fremont Intermediate School	46.7%	6.7%	637
Tripp School	46.3%	7.5%	513
Country Meadows Elementary School	46.1%	8.7%	431
Prairie Crossing Charter School	45.9%	10.6%	430
Park West School	44.9%	7.1%	313
Hawthorn Middle School North	44.9%	17.8%	589
Oakland Elementary School	44.7%	6.2%	554
Big Hollow Middle School	44.6%	10.1%	756
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	44%	1.8%	369
Northwood Middle School	43.7%	8.7%	524
Kipling Elementary School	43.4%	12.3%	459
Park East School	42.8%	18.4%	324
Lake Bluff Elementary School	42.5%	11.2%	587
Wauconda Middle School	42.3%	3.5%	497
Red Oak Elementary School	42.2%	4.4%	205
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	42%	10.8%	296
Robert Crown School	42%	6.7%	810
Prairieview School	41.4%	12.9%	399
Antioch Upper Grade School	41.4%	15%	910
Grass Lake Elementary School	40.7%	6.5%	176
Woodview School	40.6%	8.8%	392
William L. Thompson School	40.6%	2.7%	470
Frederick School	39.5%	1.8%	590
Wauconda Grade School	38.2%	3.4%	427
Cherokee Elementary School	37.8%	8.9%	337
Grayslake Middle School	37.6%	4.3%	632
Mechanics Grove Elementary School	37.1%	4%	487
Carl Sandburg Middle School	36.4%	6.8%	528
Peter J. Palombi School	36.2%	3.2%	821
North Prairie Junior High School	34.9%	1.7%	243
Woodland Intermediate School	34.9%	3.6%	968
John S. Clark Elementary School	34.8%	5.2%	240
Matthews Middle School	34.6%	8.1%	456
Olive C. Martin School	34.6%	1.3%	521
H.R. McCall Elementary School	34.5%	4.8%	377
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus	33.8%	7.3%	503
Hawthorn Elementary School South	32.7%	6.1%	498
Woodland Middle School	32.2%	5.1%	1,544
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	32.2%	3.5%	402
W.C. Petty Elementary School	31.2%	3.8%	439
Gavin South Middle School	31.1%	2.5%	285
Oak Terrace Elementary School	30.9%	4.8%	529
Woodland Elementary School	30.8%	1.1%	1,425
B.J. Hooper Elementary School	30.4%	7.5%	559
Learn 10 Charter School	29.4%	1.7%	301
River Trail School	28.2%	2.3%	463
Stanton School	27.2%	1.1%	264
Avon Center Elementary School	26.4%	5.6%	335
Hillcrest Elementary School	26.2%	2%	603
Big Hollow Elementary School	26%	3%	518
Beach Park Middle School	25.6%	3%	672
John R. Lewis Middle School	23.5%	3.3%	752
Viking School	23.4%	0.6%	493
Little Fort Elementary School	22.6%	3%	411
West Oak Middle School	22.1%	2.5%	291
Hyde Park Elementary School	21.9%	0%	270
Lotus School	21.4%	0.9%	355
West Oak Intermediate School	20.2%	0.4%	242
Greenwood Elementary School	19%	0%	312
Zion Central Middle School	19%	1.3%	364
Westfield School	17.8%	3.7%	338
Neal Math Science Academy	17.4%	1%	525
Round Lake Middle School	17.1%	0.5%	772
Robert E. Abbott Middle School	16.1%	0.7%	584
Newport Elementary School	15.9%	0%	241
Magee Middle School	15.7%	1.6%	630
Prairie Trail School	15.3%	0.3%	392
Edith M. Smith Middle School	14.5%	0.2%	483
Gavin Central Elementary School	14.5%	0.6%	488
Washington Elementary School	14.3%	0.5%	368
Oakdale Elementary School	13.9%	0.6%	466
Glenwood Elementary School	13.9%	0.7%	586
Oak Crest School	13%	0.6%	339
Indian Hill Elementary School	12.9%	0%	437
Kenneth Murphy School	12.5%	0%	357
Jack Benny Middle School	12.3%	0.6%	504
Village Elementary School	12.3%	0%	325
Shiloh Park Middle School	12.1%	1.5%	303
Glen Flora Elementary School	11.5%	0%	457
Howe Elementary School	10.1%	0.6%	334
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	9.9%	0.4%	413
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	9.3%	0.3%	601
Miguel Juarez Middle School	9%	0.6%	659
Elmwood Elementary School	7.9%	0.4%	225
Whittier Elementary School	7.8%	0.5%	414
North Elementary School	7.2%	0%	472
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	7%	0%	468
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	6.6%	0%	365
Carman-Buckner Elementary School	6.6%	0%	485
West Elementary School	6.4%	0%	427
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy	5.8%	0%	312
Forrestal Elementary School	5.7%	0%	386
Clearview Elementary School	5.1%	0%	414
Evelyn Alexander School	1.3%	0%	324

Information in this story was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.