Although some state testing has changed, Lincoln-Way High School continued its pattern of primarily above-average performance, the school board learned recently.
Lincoln-Way sophomores took the Illinois Standards Achievement Test used for the first time in reading, mathematics and writing. The majority met or exceeded state standards.
The first-year scores will be used as “a benchmark,” said Supt. Lawrence Wyllie, “a place to begin measuring improvement in student achievement.”
Wyllie said the district’s goal is to “raise the academic intensity.”
Of sophomores taking the ISAT test in reading and writing, 84 percent met or exceeded state standards. In math, 64 percent met or exceeded the standard.
Juniors, who took the Illinois Goals Assessment Program test in science and social science, also posted a majority of scores meeting or exceeding goals, 82 percent in science and 91 percent in social science.
The average ACT composite score for seniors, 22.8, was above the average state score of 21.5. The number of students taking the test, which is used for college admission, was 594, 58.9 percent of the Class of 1999.
The district’s per pupil expenditure is $6,970, the third-lowest in the Chicago area and well below the state average of $10,384 in large high school districts.