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Did Quincy School District 172 students fail or pass their 2023-24 ELA tests?

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Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 71.6% of Quincy School District 172 students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 28.4% who did.

The total number Quincy School District 172 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 2.5% from the previous school year.

Quincy School District 172 roughly covers schools within Adams County and has a main office in Quincy.

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.

Adams's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%73%70%75%70%74%65%72%59%Quincy School District 172Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Thomas S. Baldwin Elementary School Site 2Quincy School District 17276.5%
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary SchoolQuincy School District 17273.6%
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School Site 2Quincy School District 17271.4%
Colonel George Iles Elementary SchoolQuincy School District 17266.9%
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary SchoolQuincy School District 17258.1%

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