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East Chicago schools open with 3,181 students; superintendent cites mixed ILEARN results and staffing gaps
Summary
Superintendent Darnell Burnett reported first-day enrollment of 3,181 and laid out 2025 ILEARN proficiency rates by grade, while noting the district began the year with 40 vacancies and 13 classroom teacher openings.
Superintendent Darnell Burnett told the School City of East Chicago Board of School Trustees on Aug. 12 that the district opened the 2025–26 school year with 3,181 students and 424 new enrollees, and that first-day attendance was 86.83%.
Burnett said district-level ILEARN proficiency varied by grade and subject and described those results as a mixed picture that showed pockets of growth and clear areas needing support. "Our third graders are 14% proficient" in English/Language Arts and fourth grade 9%, Burnett said; he gave fifth grade at 14% and eighth grade at 18%. For math, he reported…
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