Illinois Report Card Released with 2023-24 Data
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Date PostedOctober 30, 2024
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CategoryNews
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has published the 2024 Illinois Report Card, which provides a snapshot of academic achievement; student and teacher information; and financial data at the state, district, and school levels. The 2024 Illinois Report Card provides a snapshot of school performance data from the 2023-24 school year.
According to ISBE, highlights from the 2024 update include “Illinois students in grades 3-8 charting the highest-ever proficiency rate in English language arts, thanks to the statewide focus on improving literacy. Illinois high schools also set a new record for the highest-ever four-year graduation rate, driven by steady gains for Black students.”
Included in the ISBE announcement are a higher number of students participating in career and technical education and advanced coursework, minor gains in math proficiency for grades 3-8, and improvement in chronic absenteeism. ISBE also notes that while graduation rates are higher, proficiency rates in high school have trended down since 2019, and slightly smaller percentages of high school students met or exceeded grade-level standards last year, compared to the year before. ISBE will begin calculating a growth percentile for high schools starting with 2024-25 school year assessments.
Local data with interactive graphs and visualizations, state-level 15-year trend data, and student growth percentiles are available on the ISBE Report Card webpage. ISBE’s release notes and other resources for understanding the Illinois Report Card are also available.
According to ISBE, highlights from the 2024 update include “Illinois students in grades 3-8 charting the highest-ever proficiency rate in English language arts, thanks to the statewide focus on improving literacy. Illinois high schools also set a new record for the highest-ever four-year graduation rate, driven by steady gains for Black students.”
Included in the ISBE announcement are a higher number of students participating in career and technical education and advanced coursework, minor gains in math proficiency for grades 3-8, and improvement in chronic absenteeism. ISBE also notes that while graduation rates are higher, proficiency rates in high school have trended down since 2019, and slightly smaller percentages of high school students met or exceeded grade-level standards last year, compared to the year before. ISBE will begin calculating a growth percentile for high schools starting with 2024-25 school year assessments.
Local data with interactive graphs and visualizations, state-level 15-year trend data, and student growth percentiles are available on the ISBE Report Card webpage. ISBE’s release notes and other resources for understanding the Illinois Report Card are also available.
