Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 16.3% who did.
The total number Kankakee School District 111 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 1.3% from the previous school year.
Kankakee School District 111 roughly covers schools within Kankakee County and has a main office in Kankakee.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Edison Primary School | Kankakee School District 111 | 96.6% |
| Mark Twain Primary School | Kankakee School District 111 | 96% |
| Taft Primary School | Kankakee School District 111 | 92.6% |
| Steuben Elementary School | Kankakee School District 111 | 90.8% |
| John Kennedy Middle Grade School | Kankakee School District 111 | 87.6% |
| King Middle Grade School | Kankakee School District 111 | 82.2% |
| Kankakee Junior High School | Kankakee School District 111 | 79.5% |
| Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary School | Kankakee School District 111 | 76.5% |
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