Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 Principal Mr. Shane Owsley (2023) | Gillespie Community Unit School District 7
Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 Principal Mr. Shane Owsley (2023) | Gillespie Community Unit School District 7
Of the 470 students in Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 who took the Math portion of the IAR test, approximately 102 (21.7%) passed.
The percentage of Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 9.4% compared to the previous school year.
Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 roughly covers schools within Macoupin County and has a main office in Gillespie.
The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) assesses the progress of students in grades 3-8 in meeting the Illinois Learning Standards in English language arts and mathematics.
The percentage of fourth-grade and eighth-grade public school students performing at or above the NAEP Proficient level in reading in Illinois was not significantly different from the National level, according to the National Center for Education and Statistics.
A study conducted in December 2021 by the Institute of Education Sciences showed that students in grades 4-8 scored less in math than expected after the outbreak of the pandemic. More significant expected changes in learning occurred in grades 6-8 than in grades 4 and 5.
Assessment participation rates (all subjects, applicable groups) in 2023 are at or above the 95% testing threshold, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 Success Rates in 2021-22 IAR
Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Math During 2021-22 school year
| School | District | Students who met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall School | Rockford School District 205 | 62.7 | 18.2 |
| Prairie View Elementary School | Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 | 61.9 | 9.5 |
| Mount Erie Elementary School | North Wayne Community Unit School District 200 | 61.5 | 7.7 |
| Sowers Elementary School | Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60 | 61.2 | 3 |
| Pleasantdale Elementary School | Pleasantdale School District 107 | 60.5 | 15.4 |
| Prairie Hill Elementary School | Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133 | 60.4 | 11.9 |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary | Rockford School District 205 | 60 | 30.3 |
| Taft High School | Chicago Public School District 299 | 59.7 | 19.4 |
| Sheridan Elementary School | Lake Forest School District 67 | 59.5 | 5.1 |
| Greenbriar Elementary School | Northbrook School District 28 | 57.8 | 20 |
| Kenwood Academy High School | Chicago Public School District 299 | 57.5 | 4.2 |
| Prospect Elementary School | Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 | 57.4 | 26.6 |
| Goodfield Elementary School | Eureka Community Unit School District 140 | 56.7 | 6.7 |
| Teutopolis Grade School | Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 | 56.2 | 9.9 |
| Carleton W. Washburne School | Winnetka School District 36 | 56.1 | 12.6 |
| Washington Gifted School | Peoria School District 150 | 55.6 | 17.2 |
| Eisenhower Academy | Joliet Public School District 86 | 55.6 | 5.3 |
| Field Park Elementary School | Western Springs School District 101 | 55.5 | 16.1 |
| Decatur Classical Elementary School | Chicago Public School District 299 | 55 | 30 |
| Aviston Elementary School | Aviston School District 21 | 55 | 10.9 |
| Germantown Hills Elementary School | Germantown Hills School District 69 | 54.8 | 11.9 |
| Central Elementary School | Wilmette School District 39 | 54.8 | 23.8 |
| Greeley Elementary School | Winnetka School District 36 | 54.6 | 25.9 |
| Alhambra Primary School | Highland Community Unit School District 5 | 54.5 | 9.1 |
| Braeside Elementary School | North Shore School District 112 | 54.2 | 17.8 |
| Prairie Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 54.1 | 14.8 |
| Lester Elementary School | Downers Grove Grade School District 58 | 54 | 12 |
| Robert Clow Elementary School | Indian Prairie School District 204 | 53.8 | 12.6 |
| Hubbard Woods Elementary School | Winnetka School District 36 | 53.5 | 13.2 |
| Copeland Manor Elementary School | Libertyville School District 70 | 53.5 | 16.6 |
| Keller Elementary Gifted Magnet School | Chicago Public School District 299 | 53.2 | 33.3 |
| Longfellow Elementary School | Community Unit School District 200 | 53 | 16.9 |
| Forest Hills Elementary School | Western Springs School District 101 | 53 | 22.7 |
| Thomas Dooley Elementary School | Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54 | 53 | 13.1 |
| St. Jacob Elementary School | Triad Community Unit School District 2 | 53 | 8 |
| Franklin Elementary School | Massac County Unit School District #1 | 52.8 | 11.1 |
| St. Joseph Elementary School | St. Joseph Community Consolidated School District 169 | 52.7 | 4.8 |
| West School | Glencoe School District 35 | 52.7 | 16.7 |
| Chelsea Elementary School | Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C | 52.6 | 17.1 |
| Harper Elementary School | Wilmette School District 39 | 52.6 | 12.9 |
| Wescott Elementary School | Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 | 52.5 | 24.9 |
| Ellsworth Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 52.5 | 21.7 |
| Sunset Ridge Elementary School | Sunset Ridge School District 29 | 52.3 | 27.8 |
| Parkview Elementary School | Columbia Community Unit School District 4 | 52.1 | 10.9 |
| Fairmount Elementary School | Downers Grove Grade School District 58 | 52 | 7.8 |
| George B. Carpenter Elementary School | Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64 | 51.9 | 18.7 |
| Norton Creek Elementary School | St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 | 51.8 | 20.6 |
| Sarah Adams Elementary School | Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 | 51.8 | 13.4 |
| The Joseph Sears School | Kenilworth School District 38 | 51.7 | 23 |
| John Laidlaw Elementary School | Western Springs School District 101 | 51.7 | 17.7 |
| Shabonee School | Northbrook Elementary School District 27 | 51.4 | 22.1 |
| Field Elementary School | Elmhurst School District 205 | 51.1 | 8 |
| Central Primary School | Central School District 51 | 51.1 | 21.4 |
| The Skokie School | Winnetka School District 36 | 51 | 10.1 |
| Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School | Indian Prairie School District 204 | 51 | 15.5 |
| Creston Elementary School | Creston Community Consolidated School District 161 | 50.9 | 1.9 |
| Romona Elementary School | Wilmette School District 39 | 50.7 | 27.3 |
| Wilmot Elementary School | Deerfield School District 109 | 50.4 | 22.8 |
| Corron Elementary School | St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 | 50.2 | 18.1 |
| Wolf's Crossing Elementary School | Oswego Community Unit School District 308 | 50.2 | 6.7 |
| J. Emmett Hinchcliffe Senior Elementary School | O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90 | 50.2 | 8.2 |
| Meadowbrook Elementary School | Northbrook School District 28 | 50.2 | 32.7 |
| Bradford Grade School | Bradford Community Unit School District 1 | 50 | 4.5 |
| Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy High School | Chicago Public School District 299 | 50 | 0 |
| Ferson Creek School | St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 | 50 | 12.6 |
| Highlands Elementary School | LaGrange Highlands School District 106 | 50 | 16.8 |
| Teutopolis Junior High School | Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 | 50 | 8.9 |
| Highlands Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 50 | 23.2 |
| Pierce Downer Elementary School | Downers Grove Grade School District 58 | 50 | 7.1 |
| Whittier Elementary School | Community Unit School District 200 | 50 | 16 |
| Central School | Glencoe School District 35 | 49.9 | 19.7 |
| Arnett C. Lines Elementary School | Barrington Community Unit School District 220 | 49.8 | 15 |
| Greenbrier Elementary School | Arlington Heights School District 25 | 49.7 | 16.3 |
| Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic Academy | Chicago Public School District 299 | 49.6 | 26.5 |
| Horace Mann Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 49.6 | 17.4 |
| Rogers Elementary School | Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 | 49.5 | 15.8 |
| Tri-Valley Elementary School | Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 | 49.4 | 18.5 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | River Forest School District 90 | 49.3 | 12 |
| Cossitt Ave Elementary School | La Grange School District 102 | 49.3 | 20.1 |
| Emerson Elementary School | Community Unit School District 200 | 49.3 | 14 |
| Spring Brook Elementary School | Indian Prairie School District 204 | 49.2 | 17.5 |
| Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center | Chicago Public School District 299 | 49 | 9.6 |
| Maplebrook Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 49 | 11.6 |
| Hoover Wood Elementary School | Batavia Unit School District 101 | 49 | 10.2 |
| Mokena Intermediate School | Mokena School District 159 | 49 | 3.5 |
| Butler Junior High School | Butler School District 53 | 48.9 | 22 |
| Marion Jordan Elementary School | Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 | 48.9 | 13.1 |
| Westmoor Elementary School | Northbrook School District 28 | 48.9 | 31.7 |
| Highland Elementary School | Downers Grove Grade School District 58 | 48.9 | 12.1 |
| Milne Grove Elementary School | Lockport School District 91 | 48.8 | 12.2 |
| Bell-Graham Elementary School | St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 | 48.8 | 21.3 |
| Ravinia Elementary School | North Shore School District 112 | 48.8 | 21.1 |
| McKenzie Elementary School | Wilmette School District 39 | 48.8 | 9.3 |
| Willard Elementary School | River Forest School District 90 | 48.7 | 16 |
| Kingsley Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 48.7 | 12.2 |
| Tri-Valley Middle School | Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 | 48.7 | 4.6 |
| Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School | Indian Prairie School District 204 | 48.7 | 15.4 |
| Fry Elementary School | Indian Prairie School District 204 | 48.5 | 20.3 |
| Rondout Elementary School | Rondout School District 72 | 48.4 | 13.2 |
| Everett Elementary School | Lake Forest School District 67 | 48.4 | 12.7 |
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