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