Articles filed under School Report Cards

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  Prospect, Schaumburg Dist. 54 make the grade Oct 29, 2010 12:00 AM
  It starts out very small. If a group of students in an Illinois school reaches 45 members, that group whether it be special education students, a minority group or kids with limited English skills qualifies as a subgroup under school testing criteria and No Child Left Behind. And that subgroup needs to reach target testing scores.
  

   
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  N. Aurora's Fearn School meets higher standardOct 29, 2010 12:00 AM
  Today is a red-letter day at Fearn Elementary School in North Aurora. The school got a passing grade on the 2010 state-mandated school report card, a year after it failed. And it did so even though the bar for passing was raised. “Our scores are definitely something to cheer about,” said Mary Beth Heilmann, a fourth-grade teacher. “The extra work has paid off.”
  

   
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  Diversity, data winning combination for Timber Trails Oct 29, 2010 12:00 AM
  Timber Trails Elementary School in Elgin Area School District U-46 achieved a rare feat this year: it got a passing grade from the state one year after failing to do so. Only 40 schools throughout the suburbs were able to do that in 2010, out of almost 600.
  

   
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  Suburban schools improve, but not enough Oct 29, 2010 12:00 AM
  Suburban schools did better on state assessments this year but not by much. A Daily Herald analysis shows that 57 percent of suburban schools got more kids to meet state standards this year. On average, suburban math scores saw a slight increase of half a percentage point, while reading scores stayed relatively flat, rising by a tenth of a percentage point.
  

   
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  Naperville Central raises achievement of students with disabilitiesOct 29, 2010 12:00 AM
  In a time when high schools are struggling more than ever to meet the increased demands of No Child Left Behind, Naperville Central High School rallied its subgroups to make Adequate Yearly Progress for the first time in three years.