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Illinois Report Card
School Designations
2019 Report Cards
2017 IL Report Card
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) released our annual School Report Card on Oct. 30, 2019. The Report Card shows how well our district and schools are progressing on a wide range of educational goals. Each school’s Report Card also now includes a designation and a descriptor of how well our school is meeting the needs of all students based on 8 measures of performance, including growth. The four possible school designations are:
Exemplary | Commendable | Underperforming | Lowest-Performing |
|---|---|---|---|
Performance in the top 10% of all schools | Performance not in the top 10% of all schools | One or more student groups underperforming at or below the “all students” group in the lowest-performing 5% of all schools; groups must have at least 20 students in at least three indicators | In the lowest-performing 5% of Title I eligible schools statewide |
High schools with graduation rate higher than 67% | High schools with graduation | Completes a Work Plan for School Improvement and provided targeted support through IL-EMPOWER process | High schools with graduation rate at or below 67% |
No underperforming student groups at or below the “all students” group in the lowest-performing 5% of all schools | No underperforming student groups at or below the “all students” group in the lowest-performing 5% of all schools | Completes a Work Plan for School Improvement and provided comprehensive support through IL-EMPOWER process | |
Eligible to apply to serve as an IL-EMPOWER Learning Partner | Eligible to apply to serve as an IL-EMPOWER Learning Partner |
There are three versions of the Illinois Report Card for the state, schools, and districts. The first version is the Classic Report Card. This is a static, printable, PDF version of the official Report Card. The second version is the Illinois Interactive Report Card or IIRC. This version is web-based, intuitive, and allows for users to view performance comparisons between school and districts, review trend data, and break data into subcategories. The third version is the At-a-Glance report, which is a two-page downloadable document containing a more graphic representation of key Report Card data elements.