Rockford Sun

Of the 250 students attending Pecatonica High School in 2019, 54 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 42 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

The report is based on results from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam; a state-mandated exam used to assess the school and student performance in several states nationwide.

In the Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321, 54 percent of students scored proficient on the ELA portion of the PARCC exam in 2019, and 42 percent were proficient in math.

In Illinois, overall, 36.7 percent of students passed the PARCC ELA exam in 2019, and 34.8 percent were proficient in math.

School	ELA School Proficiency	Math School Proficiency
North Boone High School	30.9	25.2
Belvidere High School	18.6	17.8
Belvidere North High School	35.1	29.1
Durand High School	43.5	30.5
Winnebago High School	34.8	27.8
South Beloit Senior High School	17	33.9
Guilford High School	24.1	17.3
Auburn High School	33.1	27.6
Jefferson High School	15.4	9.9
Rockford East High School	16.3	9.6
Hononegah High School	54.1	49.7
Harlem High School	27.4	26.5
Pecatonica High School	54	42