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State Report Card Is In: See How Yorkville Schools Rank

Like many schools throughout the state, Yorkville schools saw a significant drop in its scores from 2012 as part of the state board's move to raise expectations — or cut scores — for the ISAT.

This year's Illinois School Report Card was released last week, and the results are a mixed bag for Yorkville 115 — and schools throughout the state.

The State Board of Education released its annual report card Thursday. Of the schools ranked in the report card, 600 passed while 3,169 were "deemed failures," according to a Daily Herald analysis of the State Report Card. 

ISAT scores slip


Looking at the composite score for both reading and math, Yorkville School District 115 showed 63 percent of of its students met or exceeded standards on the Illinois Standards Achievement Test in 2013, while an average of 59 percent met that same benchmark statewide, according to the Illinois State Report Card website

Like many schools throughout the state, District 115 saw a significant drop in its scores from 2012 as part of the state board's move to raise expectations — or cut scores — for the ISATs, which is given to third- through eighth-grade students. 

The move was meant to help "align with the more rigorous Common Core Learning Standards and give a better indication of college and career readiness," according to a Illinois State Board of Education press release. 

In reading, 66 percent of District 115 students met learning expectations, down from 87 percent last year. Likewise, 61 percent of students met learning expectations for math, down from 89 percent last year. 

Statewide, the composite for elementary students meeting and exceeding standards on the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) dropped, going from 82.1 in 2012 to 61.9 in 2013, if science is included.


PSAE scores increase


The scoring on the Prairie State Achievement Exam, which is given to 11th graders, did not change this year and statewide, District 115's composite score for reading and math increased to 52 percent meeting or exceeding standards — up from 49 percent in 2012. The statewide average was 53 percent this year.

College ready?

A new metric, “Ready for College Coursework,” on the Illinois State Report Card refers to the percent of students at each high school who earned a combined score of at least a 21 on the ACT college admissions test. Statewide, 45.7 percent of Illinois public school students from the Graduating Class of 2013 posted at least a 21 on the ACT.

Within District 115, 48 percent were listed as "ready for college coursework." 

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