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Some local high schools fell short of the benchmarks under the state's interpretation of the No Child Left Behind federal law, and many of those that did make the grade did so barely.
La Salle-Peru, Sandwich and Streator Township high schools fell short of goals in both reading and math on the Prairie State Achievement Exams given in April. Ottawa Township and Seneca high schools did not meet the goal for math but made the cut for reading. Somonauk High School made the grade in math, but fell short in reading.
Under No Child Left Behind, the benchmarks move higher each year until by 2014 all schools must have 100 percent students meeting state standards in reading and math. This year, schools were expected to have 62.5 percent of students meeting standards to be considered passing; next year that number climbs to 70 percent.
In some cases, schools like Fieldcrest, Flanagan, Newark, Ottawa, Seneca, Serena, Somonauk and Woodland appear to have scores that do not meet the 62.5 percent benchmark, but the state allows a 95 percent confidence interval, allowing the district to meet the standards just under the wire.
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