By: Diane Benjamin
Below is a summary of stats taken from the Illinois Report Card on schools: https://illinoisreportcard.com/search.aspx?address=Bloomington&miles=5
This is area High Schools only. All the data is from the pics below except class size, that was taken from another page.
State Averages :
Ready for the Next Level: 33%
College Ready: 46%
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Continuation of above schools:
Heyworth and Olympia
Continuation of Heyworth and Olympia:
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Not surprising. This is exactly what happens when you teach to a test.
Tri-Valley bribes the kids to do well on state tests – at least they did when my kids attended. The PARCC test is a bad way to compare schools since the kids didn’t really care about doing well on it since it didn’t affect their grades. I wish Illinois would compare their schools to other states instead of just to each other.
Were these the scores from Fall 2016? If so, it makes sense that they wouldn’t be ready for the next grade, since the school year just began. They’d have all year to prepare for the next grade.
It’s based on what is sent to the State from the districts, so I doubt it was fall.
I know my Unit 5 student takes these tests in the Fall and Spring. Twice/year.
Not to seem obtuse, but how can the percentage or college ready exceed the percentage ready for the next level?
I REALLY was wondering the same thing!