2018 Illinois Report Card: Kane County Has 23 Exemplary, 20 Underperforming Schools

2018 Illinois Report Card: Kane County Has 23 Exemplary, 20 Underperforming Schools

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  • Editor’s Note: This the first of an ongoing series of stories on Kane County schools and their performance in the 2018 Illinois School Report Card

The Illinois Report Card allows you to get a snapshot of every public school in the state. Click this link to find your school.

Kane County schools fared well in the recently released Illinois Report Card 2017-18 — although there is plenty of room for improvement.

Overall, the Illinois State Board of Education rated 3,888 schools. Of those 376 were classified as “Exemplary,” 2,636 as “Commendable,” 561 as “Underperforming,” and 205 as “Lowest Performing.”

No school in Kane County was ranked as a “Lowest Performing School.”

On the good news side, 23 public schools in Kane County were rated “Exemplary” and the vast majority of schools — 113 of 164 — were rated “Commendable.” Several schools did not receive any summative designation.

That means about 83 percent of Kane County schools achieved a rating of “Commendable” or better. That compares to about 77.5 percent statewide.

Seven Kane County districts earned one or more “Exemplary” designations:

  • St. Charles School District 303 tallied eight “Exemplary” and eight “Commendable” designations.
  • CUSD 300 tallied seven “Exemplary” and 18 “Commendable” designations.
  • Central CUSD 301 tallied four “Exemplary” and three “Commendable” designations.
  • West Aurora School District 129 tallied one “Exemplary” and 10 “Commendable” designations.
  • Batavia School District 101 tallied one “Exemplary” and seven “Commendable” designations.
  • Geneva School District 304 tallied one “Exemplary” and seven “Commendable” designations.
  • Kaneland School District 302 tallied one “Exemplary” and five “Commendable” designations.

The room for improvement comes from the 20 Kane County schools the ISBE rated as “Underperforming.” They include seven schools in East Aurora School District 131, four in West Aurora School District 129, one in Geneva School District 304 and eight in School District U-46, the latter of which encompasses many communities and is the second-largest school district in Illinois.

Many local school districts are still trying to determine exactly what criteria pushed schools into the “Underperforming” category. (See this Daily Herald story for more information.)

“This year, the Illinois State Board of Education has updated the report card to provide a full picture of school performance beyond just test scores,” the ISBE says at the top of each school’s report card.

The school report cards include a myriad of data, about each district and each school, including total enrollment, racial makeup, “chronic absenteeism,” mobility rate, finances, revenue sources and academy performance.

Future articles will provide a deeper dive into the information the ISBE reports on Kane County schools, but you can review the data right away.

Click the links below to find out more about your school district or school of interest.

Kane County School Districts

 

AURORA EAST USD 131 (LARGE – UNIT) — 20 Schools

  • District Superintendent: Dr. Jeff Craig
  • Address: 1877 W. DOWNER PL AURORA IL 60506 (630) 301-5000
  • ISBE Report Card
  • District Website
  • 0 Exemplary, 10 Commendable, 7 Underperforming, 0 Lowest Performing

 

AURORA WEST USD 129 (LARGE – UNIT) — 16 Schools

  • District Superintendent: Dr. Jeff Craig
  • Address: 1877 W. DOWNER PL AURORA IL 60506 (630) 301-5000
  • ISBE Report Card
  • District Website
  • 1 Exemplary, 10 Commendable, 4 Underperforming, 0 Lowest Performing

 

BATAVIA USD 101 (LARGE – UNIT) — 8 Schools

  • District Superintendent: Dr. Lisa Hichens
  • Address: 335 W WILSON ST BATAVIA IL 60510 (630) 937-8834
  • ISBE Report Card
  • District Website
  • 1 Exemplary, 7 Commendable, 0 Underperforming, 0 Lowest Performing

 

CENTRAL CUSD 301 (LARGE – UNIT)  — 7 Schools

  • District Superintendent: Dr. Todd Stirn
  • Address: PO BOX 396 BURLINGTON IL 60109 (847) 464-6005
  • ISBE Report Card
  • District Website
  • 4 Exemplary, 3 Commendable, 0 Underperforming, 0 Lowest Performing

 

CUSD 300 (LARGE – UNIT)  — 26 Schools

  • District Superintendent: Mr. Fred Heid
  • Address: 2550 HARNISH DR ALGONQUIN IL 60102 (847) 551-8308
  • ISBE Report Card
  • District Website
  • 7 Exemplary, 18 Commendable, 0 Underperforming, 0 Lowest Performing

 

GENEVA CUSD 304 (LARGE – UNIT) — 10 Schools

  • District Superintendent: Dr. Kent Mutchler
  • Address: 227 N 4TH ST GENEVA IL 60134 (630) 463-3000
  • ISBE Report Card
  • District Website
  • 1 Exemplary, 7 Commendable, 1 Underperforming, 0 Lowest Performing

 

KANELAND CUSD 302 (LARGE – UNIT) — 6 Schools

  • District Superintendent: Dr. Todd Leden
  • Address: 47W326 KESLINGER RD MAPLE PARK IL 60151 (630) 365-5111
  • ISBE Report Card
  • District Website
  • 1 Exemplary, 5 Commendable, 0 Underperforming, 0 Lowest Performing

 

SD U-46 (LARGE – UNIT)  — 55 Schools

  • District Superintendent: Mr. Tony Sanders
  • Address: 355 E CHICAGO ST ELGIN IL 60120 (847) 888-5000
  • ISBE Report Card
  • District Website
  • 0 Exemplary, 45 Commendable, 8 Underperforming, 0 Lowest Performing

 

ST CHARLES CUSD 303 (LARGE – UNIT) — 16 Schools

  • District Superintendent: Dr. Jason Pearson
  • Address: 201 S 7TH ST ST CHARLES IL 60174 (331) 228-2000
  • ISBE Report Card
  • District Website
  • 8 Exemplary, 8 Commendable, 0 Underperforming, 0 Lowest Performing

 

SOURCE: Illinois School Report Card 2017-18

 

 

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