Low ILEARN scores are drawing concerns from state officials. The Indiana Department of Education says that across the state, the 2019 ILEARN showed a drop in achievement levels, compared to the old ISTEP test.
When it comes to Marshall County school corporations, Argos Community Schools scored highest in English/Language Arts and Math, with almost half of the students tested found to be proficient in both areas.
John Glenn had the best local results in the Science portion of the test, with 62 percent of students proficient. In the Social Studies test, Triton had Marshall County’s best scores, with almost 64 percent of students found to be proficient.
The Culver Community Schools Corporation was near the bottom of the county’s list in all of the areas, with under 30 percent of students found to be proficient in both English/Language Arts and Math.
Before the test results were even publicly released Wednesday, Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Jennifer McCormick and Governor Eric Holcomb called on state legislators to hold schools harmless for this round of test scores. McCormick also wants lawmakers to “provide the State Board of Education with emergency rulemaking authority to review and reestablish the state accountability system.”
During its meeting Wednesday, the State Board of Education passed a resolution saying that it won’t issue school letter grades for the 2018-2019 school year, until the General Assembly takes action to hold schools and teachers harmless.
You can find complete ILEARN results on the Indiana Department of Education’s website.
