ISAT Testing

All of our students in grades 3-8 are currently taking the ISAT tests. These tests are mandated for all public schools in Illinois, and they are used to help determine if our school district achieves Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). In order to achieve AYP, we must have at least 70% of our students meet or exceed standards on the math and reading portions of this test.

Over the past four years, District #1 has seen dramatic improvement in our performance on the ISAT tests. Last year, we had 84% of our students meet or exceed state standards, which means that over 360 more of our students are now achieving standards compared to our scores just four years ago. This improvement is a testament to our students, their teachers, and the many organizational changes we have made over the past four years in an effort to improve the academic performance of our students.

In future posts, I will highlight some of these changes we have instituted, which have resulted in these dramatic academic gains for our students.

Dr. Bugg