2020 Illinois Report Card - Metrics Affected by COVID-19

Oct 10, 2026

2020 Illinois Report Card explains how suspension of in-person instruction in the 2019-20 school year affected multiple report card metrics. The Illinois State Board of Education adds data qualifiers in the Educator Preview to signal metric impact status and to guide interpretation. For assessments, some data were not collected; other areas include chronic absenteeism data possibly influenced by remote learning conditions. The report card assigns three statuses: data unavailable, possible impact with concern, and statewide caution thresholds where historical comparisons show typical variation.

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2020 Illinois Report Card

How COVID-19 affected metrics

Data qualifier statuses

1) Data Unavailable Due to COVID-19

2) Possible Data Impact Due to COVID-19 Calculated with Concern

3) Caution Statewide Threshold

2020 ILLINOIS REPORT CARD Metrics Affected by COVID-19 The suspension of in-person instruction during the 2019-20 school year affected multiple Report Card metrics. The Illinois State Board of Education has added data qualifiers to indicate the affected metrics as superintendents view district and school data in the Educator Preview. For some metrics, such as assessments, ISBE collected no data for the 2019-20 school year. For other metrics, such as chronic absenteeism, ISBE collected data, but the suspension of in-person instruction likely impacted the results. New data qualifiers on the Illinois Report Card will indicate one of three statuses for metrics affected by the suspension of in-person instruction: 1) Data Unavailable Due to COVID-19 Description: “Due to the suspension of in-person instruction during the 2019-20 school year, the data for this metric is unavailable for use in the School Year 2020 Report Card.” • Assessments -Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) -SAT -Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessment (DLM-AA) -Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) • Growth Percentile-IAR • Assessment Participation Rate • Assessment Performance Scatterplots • Achievement Gap • Climate Survey [Visit](Visit // isbe.net/ilreportcard)[ //](Visit // isbe.net/ilreportcard)[ isbe.net/ilreportcard](Visit // isbe.net/ilreportcard) 2020 ILLINOIS REPORT CARD Metrics Affected by COVID-19 2) Possible Data Impact Due to COVID-19 Calculated with Concern Description: “Users of this report should note that this data may have possibly been affected by the suspension of in-person instruction during the 2019-20 school year. While it was collected in accordance with ISBE data policy and validated through normal procedures, the state environment and policy changes resulting from the suspension of in-person instruction may have possibly affected the results. Thus, please use caution when interpreting results and trends.” • Chronic Absenteeism • Chronic Truancy • Dropout Rate 3) Caution Statewide Threshold Description: “Users of this report should note that this data may have possibly been affected by the suspension of in-person instruction during the 2019-20 school year. HOWEVER, based on the data collected and comparisons to • Early College Coursework (Grades 9-12) • Freshman on Track • Graduation Rate (4, 5, 6 Year) • Number of School Days • Student Attendance • Student Mobility • Teacher Attendance • Teacher Evaluation historical data, the data collected for this collection cycle does not, in aggregate, exhibit greater variation than is normally observed from year to year.” • Eighth Graders Passing Algebra I • Average Days of PE Per Week • Career and Technical Education Enrollment (CTE) [Visit](Visit // isbe.net/ilreportcard)[ //](Visit // isbe.net/ilreportcard)[ isbe.net/ilreportcard](Visit // isbe.net/ilreportcard)

FAQs

What caused the changes to 2020 Illinois Report Card metrics?

Suspension of in-person instruction during the 2019-20 school year affected multiple report card metrics, prompting added qualifiers for affected measures.

What does “Data Unavailable Due to COVID-19” mean?

It indicates the data for that metric is unavailable for use in the 2020 report card due to the suspension of in-person instruction.

How should users interpret metrics labeled with “Possible Data Impact Due to COVID-19 Calculated with Concern” or “Caution Statewide Threshold”?

For the concern status, users are asked to note results may have been possibly affected even though they were collected and validated through normal procedures. For the caution threshold, the report indicates historical comparisons show the collected data does not, in aggregate, vary more than normal year-to-year fluctuations.

Oct 10, 2026

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