Big Hikes In Elmhurst D205 Test Results

ELMHURST, IL – Elmhurst School District 205 saw major increases in standardized test scores last school year, the district announced Wednesday.

Patch reported the increases at York High School in another story.

In third through eighth grades, the percentage of students meeting state benchmarks on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness increased in the 2022-23 year.

In English language arts, 61 percent of students met standards, up from 53 percent from a year earlier. During the two years before the pandemic, 51 percent met the benchmark.

In math, 52 percent of students reached the benchmark last school year, up from 48 percent in 2021-22 and 42 percent in 2020-21. In 2018 and 2019, the percentages meeting standards in math were 51 percent and 52 percent, respectively.

Officials noted the increases, but said the district still has room for improvement.

"We saw in this report tremendous, positive, upward movement in proficiency and areas of growth," Superintendent Keisha Campbell told the school board Wednesday. "I just want to make sure we know that this just doesn't happen by osmosis. That happens because there's a level of intentionality. There's a level of reflection."

The state is expected to release school districts' test scores and other statistics next week. But districts get an early look.