DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Education today released new spring 2023 assessment results from the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress for students in grades 3-11. The overall (statewide) results show little improvement over last year with significant proficiency gaps between certain groups of students.
“Iowa prioritized keeping schools open and students in the classroom throughout the pandemic, and our students experienced minimal COVID-related learning loss compared to the nation. At the same time, statewide assessment results show that overall student proficiency is not significantly different from last year and concerning achievement gaps persist, especially among students who are English learners, students with disabilities and students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch,” said Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow. “Together with educators and families, we will work to better serve students most in need of support and to accelerate learning so all students can succeed. This crucial data will guide the Department’s development of targeted solutions to improve student achievement statewide.”
The ISASP is administered each spring and is the general summative accountability assessment in Iowa that meets the requirements of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The assessment reflects what’s being taught in Iowa classrooms and how students are progressing toward grade-level expectations outlined in Iowa’s academic standards. Importantly, the ISASP helps teachers understand where students are succeeding and where they may need more help. Iowa’s state summative assessment participation rate was 99 percent in 2022-23, 98 percent in 2021-22 and 98 percent in 2020-21, ensuring that the results yielded a true picture of student performance.
The spring 2022-23 ISASP results and fact sheet with additional graphs and charts can be found on the Iowa Department of Education website at: https://educateiowa.gov/data-reporting/education-statistics-pk-12#Student_Performance.
2022-2023 English Language Arts (ELA) Iowa State Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) for Solon:
Grade 3
Not Proficient 22
Proficient 74
Total Tested 96
% Proficient 77.1
Grade 4
Not Proficient 20
Proficient 85
Total tested 105
% Proficient 81.0
Grade 5
Not Proficient 24
Proficient 84
Total tested 108
% Proficient 77.8
Grade 6
Not Proficient 9
Proficient 96
Total tested 105
% Proficient 91.4
Grade 7
Not Proficient 11
Proficient 104
Total tested 115
% Proficient 90.4
Grade 8
Not Proficient 12
Proficient 110
Total tested 122
% Proficient 90.2
Grade 9
Not Proficient 15
Proficient 111
Total tested 126
% Proficient 88.1
Grade 10
Not Proficient 9
Proficient 92
Total tested 101
% Proficient 91.1
Grade 11
Not Proficient 20
Proficient 117
Total tested 137
% Proficient 85.4
2022-2023 Math Iowa State Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) for Solon:
Grade 3
Not Proficient 22
Proficient 74
Total tested 96
% Proficient 77.1
Grade 4
Not Proficient 42
Proficient 63
Total tested 105
% Proficient 60
Grade 5
Not Proficient 29
Proficient 79
Total tested 108
% Proficient 73.1
Grade 6
Not Proficient 16
Proficient 89
Total tested 105
% Proficient 84.8
Grade 7
Not Proficient 21
Proficient 94
Total tested 115
% Proficient 81.7
Grade 8
Not Proficient 14
Proficient 108
Total tested 122
% Proficient 88.5
Grade 9
Not Proficient 19
Proficient 107
Total tested 126
% Proficient 84.9
Grade 10
Not Proficient 14
Proficient 87
Total tested 101
% Proficient 86.1
Grade 11
Not Proficient 15
Proficient 122
Total tested 137
% Proficient 89.1
2022-2023 Science Iowa State Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) for Solon:
Grade 5
Not Proficient 22
Proficient 86
Total tested 108
% Proficient 79.6
Grade 8
Not Proficient 27
Proficient 95
Total tested 122
% Proficient 77.9
Grade 10
Not Proficient 17
Proficient 84
Total tested 101
% Proficient 83.2