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IN Dept of Education releases IREAD-3 scores

Eighty-four percent of Indiana third grade students passed a new state-required reading assessment.

The Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination for grade three (IREAD-3) was first given at the end of March.

In Tippecanoe and surrounding counties, scores range from 100% passage at James Cole Elementary School in the Tippecanoe School Corporation, to 69% passing at Lafayette School Corporation’s Miami Elementary.

Cole Principal Mike Pinto says his school’s scores are the result of months of hard work and says the achievement is one of his proudest as an educator.

But, he adds that it is only one measuring point of reading ability.  Pinto says school officials will continue to work to prepare this year’s second graders for next year’s exam through remediation and summer courses for those who need it

As far as corporation averages, West Lafayette was eleventh highest in the state with 96.2% of third grade students passing the test. The district only has Cumberland Elementary School with a third grade.

The department says students cannot move onto fourth grade without a passing score on the IREAD-3, but there is some debate about whether that’s enforceable or if a student needs to only repeat third grade reading.

Results for area schools are below. To find results for other schools in a sortable table, visit our partner, StateImpact Indiana, HERE.

School Name                                                    # Tested         # Pass              % Pass IREAD

Otterbein Elementary School                       45                    42                    93.3

Boswell Elementary School                           18                    15                    83.3

Prairie Crossing Elementary Sch                   78                    66                    84.6

Carroll Elementary                                              82                    76                    92.7

Delphi Community Elementary School        128                  111                  86.7

Clinton Central Elem School                             84                    75                    89.3

Clinton Prairie Elem School                           83                    77                    92.8

Green Meadows Intermediate Elem            152                  122                  80.3

Suncrest Elementary Sch                               101                  78                    77.2

Rossville Elementary School                          91                    85                    93.4

Attica Elementary School                               57                    48                    84.2

Covington Elementary School                       61                    51                    83.6

Southeast Fountain Elementary                    92                    73                    79.3

Pleasant Hill Elementary School                   41                    34                    82.9

Lester B Sommer Elem Sch                            40                    32                    80.0

Sugar Creek Elem Sch                                       44                    38                    86.4

Waveland Elementary School                       15                    14                    93.3

Ladoga Elementary School                            27                    25                    92.6

Walnut Elementary School                            36                    34                    94.4

New Market Elementary School                   56                    51                    91.1

Meredith Nicholson Elem Sch                       186                  147                  79.0

Edgelea Elementary School                           96                    83                    86.5

Glen Acres Elementary School                     83                    73                    88.0

Miami Elementary School                              87                    60                    69.0

Thomas Miller Elementary Sch                     59                    46                    78.0

Murdock Elementary School                         41                    33                    80.5

Vinton Elementary School                             66                    47                    71.2

New Community School                                  33                    27                    81.8

Amelia Earhart Elem Sch                                80                    69                    86.3

Mayflower Mill Elem Sch                               85                    69                    81.2

Wyandotte Elementary                                  47                    42                    89.4

Hershey Elementary School                          108                  102                  94.4

Mintonye Elementary School                        75                    74                    98.7

Dayton Elementary School                            64                    55                    85.9

Burnett Creek Elementary School                67                    62                    92.5

Wea Ridge Elementary School                      110                  102                  92.7

Battle Ground Elem Sch                                    62                    54                    87.1

James Cole Elementary School                     31                    31                    100.0

Klondike Elementary School                         198                  161                  81.3

Woodland Elementary School                        84                    72                    85.7

Cumberland Elementary School                   157                  151                  96.2

Williamsport Elementary Sch                        18                    16                    88.9

Pine Village Elementary Sch                          25                    22                    88.0

Warren Central Elem Sch                                  40                    35                    87.5

North White Primary School                          50                    46                    92.0

Frontier Elementary                                           59                    53                    89.8

Tri-County Intermediate School                   50                    47                    94.0

Eastlawn Elementary School                          24                    22                    91.7

Oaklawn Elementary School                          49                    42                    85.7

Meadowlawn Elementary School                 68                    59                    86.8

Woodlawn Elementary School                      56                    45                    80.4