State Report Card Is In: See How Plainfield Schools Rank

ISAT scores slip

Looking at the composite score for both reading and math, Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 showed 70 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 202 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. 

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In reading, 69 percent of District 202 students met learning expectations, down from 81 percent last year. Likewise, 71 percent of students met learning expectations for math, down from 87 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 202's composite score for reading and math increased to 59 percent meeting or exceeding standards — up from 51 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 202, 47  percent were listed as "ready for college coursework."