Kankakee Times

St. George Community Consolidated School District 258 had the highest rate – 42.4 percent – of students locally who passed the annual state assessments this year, according to a Kankakee Times analysis of Illinois State Board of Education data.

Of the 11 districts in Kankakee County, Pembroke Community Consolidated School District 259 had the highest rate of students in the state who fell below standards on the annual tests with 91.6 percent.

Statewide, 34 percent of students met or exceeded expectations. The remaining 66 percent did not meet, partially met or approached expectations.

The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assesses a student’s aptitude in math and English language arts for elementary to junior level of high school and is based on the Common Core State Standard principles. Illinois is one of eight states participating in PARCC as a means to measure a student’s preparedness for higher education.

The scores – a composite derived from the combined results of the Math and English tests – reveal whether a student is or is not ready for the next level. Student scores either “did not meet,” “partially met,” “approach,” “met” or “exceeded” expectations. Any student who meets or exceeds expectations is considered ready for the next level.

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District	County	Enrollment	Percent of students ready for the next level
St. George Community Consolidated School District 258	KANKAKEE	462	42.4
Herscher Community Unit School District 2	KANKAKEE	1869	35.7
Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53	KANKAKEE	2555	31.8
Manteno Community Unit School District 5	KANKAKEE	2141	28.8
St. Anne Community Consolidated School District 256	KANKAKEE	339	26.5
Bradley Elementary School District 61	KANKAKEE	1613	25.2
Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School District 307	KANKAKEE	2110	22.6
St. Anne Community High School District 302	KANKAKEE	257	22.1
Momence Community Unit School District 1	KANKAKEE	1261	19.9
Kankakee School District 111	KANKAKEE	5292	16.3
Pembroke Community Consolidated School District 259	KANKAKEE	285	8.4

*Source: Illinois State Board of Education