State
Illinois 

EdGate Curriculum Matrix
ILLINOIS State Standards 
December 2005
Curriculum Matrix Standards Illinois has standards for Early Elementary (1-3); Late Elementary (4-5); Middle/Junior High (6-8); Early High School (9-10) and Late High School (11-12).

These standards display for each grade level in Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies.

There are 3 levels: Level 1: State Goal  Level 2: Learning Standard  Level 3: Performance Descriptor
Subject by Subject  Data for Illinois
 Subject State Adoption Date Matrix version (date) ICLE Data for Illinois
LANGUAGE ARTS July 1997 July 1997 K-2; 3-5; 6-8; 9-10 (no test); 11-12 (Received 02/14/01)
MATHEMATICS July 1997 July 1997 K-2; 3-5; 6-8; 9-10 (no test); 11-12 (Received 02/14/01)
SCIENCE July 1997 July 1997 K-2 (no test); 3-5; 6-8; 9-10 (no test); 11-12 (Received 02/14/01)
SOCIAL STUDIES July 1997 July 1997 Not Available
ARTS EDUCATION July 1997 July 1997 n/a
CAREER TECH n/a CAREER CLUSTERS and SCANS n/a
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

n/a

2004 WIDA Consortium

 n/a
HEALTH AND PE July 1997 July 1997 n/a
LIBRARY MEDIA n/a ALA National Standards n/a
WORLD LANGUAGES July 1997 July 1997 n/a
What's coming up for Illinois Illinois also has standards in the following areas: Physical Development and Health
FAQ's  Official Name:  Illinois Learning Standards

Official Web site: http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/

Assessment Information: 
Language Arts =    ISAT (Grades 3, 5, 8)  PSAE (Grade 11) 

Mathematics =       ISAT – Grades 3, 5, 8  PSAE (Grade 11) 

Science =               ISAT – Grades 4, 7  PSAE (Grade 11) 

Social Studies =      ISAT – Grades 4, 7  PSAE (Grade 11) 

Fine Arts =              Grades 9 and/or 10 (voluntary) 

Physical Development/Health = Grades 9 and/or 10 (voluntary)
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INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRIORITIZATION OF STANDARDS
The following information is contributed by the International Center for Leadership in Education and is a summary of standards priorities based on state assessments and International Center research. The details of these priorities are included in the print form  -  Aligning Standards (available through the International Center) or in the electronic form (available through EdGate).

 ILLINOIS

Standards

# Benchmarks

ISAT/PSAE

Curriculum Survey

English LA

 

 

H

M

L

No Q

H

1-35

M

36-70

L

71 +

Early Elementary

Test 3rd Grade

13

35

22

5

8

23

5

7

Late Elementary

Test 5th Grade

13

38

27

2

9

28

5

5

Middle/Jr. High

Test 8th Grade

13

39

19

9

11

28

4

7

Early High School

Test 10th Grade

13

39

Not Tested

28

5

6

Late High School

Test 11th Grade

13

34

14

10

10

22

8

4

Mathematics

 

 

H

M

L

No Q

H

1-35

M

36-70

L

71 +

Early Elementary

Test 3rd Grade

17

31

17

12

2

28

1

2

Late Elementary

Test 5th Grade

17

31

8

23

0

29

1

1

Middle/Jr. High

Test 8th Grade

18

32

17

15

0

29

2

1

Early High School

Test 10th Grade

18

31

Not Tested

24

3

4

Late High School

Test 11th Grade

18

22

10

8

4

15

4

3

Science

 

 

H

M

L

No Q

H

1-35

M

36-70

L

71 +

Early Elementary

10

32

Not Tested

26

3

3

Late Elementary

Test 4th Grade

10

34

28

6

0

28

3

3

Middle/Jr. High

Test 7th Grade

10

36

28

8

0

27

5

4

Early High School

10

35

Not Tested

27

5

3

Late High School

Test 11th Grade

10

31

12

13

6

26

3

2

 

 

# of Benchmarks

(In Testes Grades)

# of Benchmarks Tested

% of Benchmarks Tested

English LA

146

108

74 % 

Mathematics

116

110

95 % 

Science

101

95

94 % 

TOTAL

363

313

86 % 

 Illinois Curriculum Matrix Summary:  ISAT & PSAE High, Medium, Low Designations

ISAT Reading

 The following High, Medium or Low designations were given, by grade, if the standard aligned to:

Grade 3:   23 or more sample test questions = High, 1 to 22 = Medium, 0 = Low

Grade 5:   25 or more sample test questions = High, 1 to 24 = Medium, 0 = Low

Grade 8:   25 or more sample test questions = High, 1 to 24 = Medium, 0 = Low

PSAE  Reading (11th Grade)

 If a Standard aligned to 44  or more sample test questions, it was given a High designation.  If the Standard aligned to 1- 43 sample test questions, it was given a Medium designation.  A Low designation was given to Standards that did not align to any sample test question.

ISAT Mathematics

 The following High, Medium or Low designations were given, by grade, if the standard aligned to:

Grade 3:   12 or more sample test questions = High, 1 to 11 = Medium, 0 = Low

Grade 5:   15 or more sample test questions = High, 1 to 14 = Medium, 0 = Low

Grade 8:   10 or more sample test questions = High, 1 to 9 = Medium, 0 = Low

 PSAE Mathematics (11th Grade)

 If a Standard aligned to 12 or more sample test questions, it was given a High designation.  If the Standard aligned to 1- 11 sample test questions, it was given a Medium designation.  A Low designation was given to Standards that did not align to any sample test question.

ISAT Science

 The following High, Medium or Low designations were given, by grade, if the standard aligned to:

 Grade 4 and 7:   4 or more sample test questions = High, 1 to 3 = Medium, 0  = Low

 PSAE Science (11th Grade)

 If a Standard aligned to 8 or more sample test questions, it was given a High designation.  If the Standard aligned to 1- 7 sample test questions, it was given a Medium designation.  A Low designation was given to Standards that did not align to any sample test question.