Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133 had the highest rate – 59.2 percent – of students locally who passed the annual state assessments this year, according to a Rockford Sun analysis of Illinois State Board of Education data.
Of the 13 districts in Winnebago and Boone counties, Rockford Public School District 205 had the highest rate of students in the state who fell below standards on the annual tests with 80.8 percent.
Statewide, 34 percent of students met or exceeded expectations. The remaining 66 percent did not meet, partially met or approached expectations.
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assesses a student’s aptitude in math and English language arts for elementary to junior level of high school and is based on the Common Core State Standard principles. Illinois is one of eight states participating in PARCC as a means to measure a student’s preparedness for higher education.
The scores – a composite derived from the combined results of the Math and English tests – reveal whether a student is or is not ready for the next level. Student scores either “did not meet,” “partially met,” “approach,” “met” or “exceeded” expectations. Any student who meets or exceeds expectations is considered ready for the next level.
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| District | County | Enrollment | Percent of students ready for the next level |
| Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133 | WINNEBAGO | 761 | 59.2 |
| Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 | WINNEBAGO | 898 | 56.8 |
| Rockton School District 140 | WINNEBAGO | 1504 | 55.7 |
| Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131 | WINNEBAGO | 1808 | 50.7 |
| Hononegah Community School District 207 | WINNEBAGO | 2130 | 50.2 |
| Durand Community Unit School District 322 | WINNEBAGO | 642 | 44.5 |
| Shirland Community Consolidated School District 134 | WINNEBAGO | 125 | 36.6 |
| Winnebago Community Unit School District 323 | WINNEBAGO | 1446 | 33 |
| North Boone Community Unit School District 200 | BOONE | 1644 | 29.8 |
| County of Winnebago School District 320 | WINNEBAGO | 1048 | 24.3 |
| Harlem Community School District 122 | WINNEBAGO | 6978 | 24 |
| Belvidere Community Unified School District 100 | BOONE | 8309 | 23.7 |
| Rockford Public School District 205 | WINNEBAGO | 28650 | 19.2 |
*Source: Illinois State Board of Education
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