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District 25 reports higher proficiency and stable growth after statewide benchmark reset
Summary
District 25’s assessment team told the board that revised ISBE proficiency benchmarks reset baselines for 2025; even so, District 25 outperformed state averages in science, math and ELA and showed stable or higher-than-expected growth for many student groups.
Amanda Chernick, assessment coordinator, and district staff briefed the board on updates to assessment benchmarks, MAP norming, and spring 2025 results. They said the Illinois State Board of Education revised proficiency thresholds across ISA and IAR to align with national standards, which makes year-to-year proficiency comparisons invalid going forward and establishes a new baseline for 2025.
Amanda summarized district results: District 25 scored well above state averages on multiple measures — for example, the ISA science proficiency was reported in the presentation as 73%…
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