Did Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 school year ELA tests?

Dr. Cassandra Schug Superintendent at Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 | Official Website

By Rockford Sun

May 2, 2025

In the 2023-24 school year, 27.1% of the students in Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 3,066 students in Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 831 (27.1%) passed.

The percentage of Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 5.7% compared to the previous school year.

Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 roughly covers 10 schools within Boone County and has a main office in Belvidere.

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing toward state standards in English language arts and mathematics.

Recent IAR data shows that while Illinois students improved slightly in the test, math performance remains below pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, 28.4% of students met math benchmarks, compared to 31.8% in 2019. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity.

The disparities were even more pronounced in math. White students achieved a proficiency rate of 38.7%, while Black students achieved 9.1% and Hispanic students 15.6%. Asian students achieved the highest proficiency rates in both subjects, hitting 68.2% in ELA and 61.4% in math.

Students Who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 School Year

School	District	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)
Belvidere Central Middle School	Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100	30.3%	3.3%
Seth Whitman Elementary School	Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100	29.1%	4.8%
Caledonia Elementary School	Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100	28.9%	3.5%
Belvidere South Middle School	Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100	28.8%	1.3%
Perry Elementary School	Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100	20.1%	0%
Washington Academy	Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100	15.1%	1%
Lincoln Elementary School	Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100	15%	0.4%
Meehan Elementary School	Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100	14.7%	0.3%