State Report Cards: 91.2% Geneva Students Test Above State Standards

Average scores achieved on state tests by Geneva School District’s students far outpaced the average statewide scores, according to building and district report cards compiled and released recently by the Illinois State Board of Education.

The report cards show that 91.2 percent of Geneva’s students tested at or above state standards on all state tests. The state average for students meeting or exceeding standards on state tests is 76.5 percent. Following the state’s graduated growth model for compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act, this year’s target percentage for meeting or exceeding standards was 85.0 percent.

The No Child Left Behind Act calls for 100.0 percent of students to meet or exceed standards by 2014.

“We are extremely proud of our students and staff,” said Superintendent Dr. Kent Mutchler. “We measure student achievement in a variety of ways and hold high expectations in Geneva 304.  These tests are one indicator of high performance that demonstrates the partnership between our staff, students, and parents in our goals of achievement and helping all of our students succeed.”

Additional highlights from the 2011 Report Cards:

• On the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (given to all students in grades 3 through 8), 94.6 percent of Geneva’s students met or exceeded standards. This exceeds the state average of 82.0 percent meeting or exceeding standards.
• On the Prairie State Achievement Exam (given to all 11th graders), 76.2 percent of Geneva’s students met or exceeded standards compared to the state average of 50.5 percent meeting or exceeding.
• The average composite ACT score for the graduating class of 2011 was 24.1 compared to the state average of 20.6.
• Seven of Geneva’s nine schools made Adequate Yearly Progress as defined by NCLB. Geneva High School, Geneva Middle School South, and Geneva School District did not make Adequate Yearly Progress.

The 2011 Report Cards for Geneva School District and each of its nine schools are available on Geneva School District’s website.

They can also be found on the Illinois State Board of Education’s website.

This information is courtesy of School District 304.