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Lake Central reports multi-year gains on SAT and iLearn assessments, outpacing county and state averages
Summary
District presenters showed a 7% year-over-year SAT math gain at Lake Central High School and growth in grades 3–8 iLearn math proficiency, with district leaders crediting aligned curriculum and targeted instruction.
Lake Central School District officials told the school board on Aug. 4 that the district has made measurable gains on multiple standardized assessments, citing a 7% jump in SAT results for the high school and improved iLearn 3–8 math proficiency at the elementary and middle levels.
"Back in, I wanna say, late April, early May, we received our schools, SAT data, and we were able to see that Lake Central High School had a 7% growth," James, a district staff member presenting SAT data, said. James said Lake Central’s math SAT proficiency reached 52.8% and that the school surpassed several neighboring public high schools in Lake and Porter counties in math proficiency.
Erin Novak, the high school principal, and James credited sustained work by the math department and a multi-year algebra instruction team for the gains. James noted the district’s two-year growth in combined scores: "Lake Central saw a growth of 7% from 20 24, 25, and a 7% growth from 23 24, for a total of 14% growth in just a 2 year time span."
District leaders also displayed statewide 3–8 iLearn results for the elementary and middle grades. A district presenter reported that 3–8 math proficiency rose to 54.6% from 49.9% the previous year; the presenter said the state 3–8 math average was 42.1%. On English language arts, the district’s 3–8 proficiency was reported at 52.4%, down slightly from 54.3 the prior year, and above the state rate of 40.6%.
District administrators told the board they attribute gains to aligned curricular materials and focused teacher implementation: the district has adopted Veil math (K–12) and is implementing Amplify ELA in grades 6–8 while rolling out Open Court science-of-reading practices in elementary grades. "We attribute, a lot of that to, the curriculum that we're utilizing," a district presenter said.
Presenters emphasized that the results reflect classroom instruction and teacher work, and they said more growth is expected as the new ELA and writing practices take hold. There was no formal board vote on assessments; the presentation was informational.
