HANCOCK COUNTY — Fewer than half of Hancock County students in grades 3-8 passed the math and English portions of Indiana’s new ILEARN standardized test, the state announced today.
The low scores, which state and local education leaders expected with the introduction of a new test, has caused the Indiana Department of Education to propose state lawmakers to place a “hold harmless” on 2018-19 A-F letter grades, pause intervention timelines for schools and provide the State Board of Education with emergency authority to review and reestablish the state accountability system, according to a press release by the IDOE.
Hancock County school corporations did perform better than the 37% state average pass rate for the math and English portions of ILEARN — scores that factor into the A-F accountability system. Students in grades 3-8 test in both sections of the exam.
Some students also took science and social studies ILEARN tests.
Here’s a breakdown of local school corporation passing rates:
Math and English/language arts
Greenfield-Central: 45.9%
Southern Hancock: 52.1%
Mt. Vernon: 43.4%
Eastern Hancock: 50.1%
Saint Michael School: 60.4%
Zion Lutheran School: 54.2%
Geist Montessori Academy: 32.6%
Math
Greenfield-Central: 62.2%
Southern Hancock: 63.8%
Mt. Vernon: 57.4%
Eastern Hancock: 66.7%
Saint Michael School: 70.3%
Zion Lutheran School: 55.9%
Geist Montessori Academy: 39.8%
English/language arts:
Greenfield-Central: 53.9%
Southern Hancock: 60.8%
Mt. Vernon: 53.5%
Eastern Hancock: 55.7%
Saint Michael School: 68.1%
Zion Lutheran School: 79.7%
Geist Montessori Academy: 53.4%
The Daily Reporter will also provide a breakdown of scores for each school in the county in the Friday’s print edition and online, as well as local reaction from school leaders in each public school district.
