By John Rohlf, The Message assistant editor
Over a dozen Diocese of Evansville Catholic schools achieved a 100 percent pass rate in the latest IREAD assessments.
For the 2024-2025 school year, 16 diocesan schools reached the 100 percent pass rate on the Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination assessment. This is an increase over the 11 schools that were at the 100 percent pass rate in the 2023-2024 school year. As a whole, students at diocesan elementary schools with 10 or more students achieved a pass rate of over 94 percent. Complete data was not available for schools with fewer than 10 students.
Diocese of Evansville Superintendent Michelle Priar said they are “so proud of our students’ performance” on the IREAD assessment.
“It’s a testament not only to their hard work but also to that of their teachers and parents, who instill a love of reading and stress how important it is to master this essential skill,” Priar said. “Congratulations to our third graders on a job well done!”
IREAD is a state reading assessment developed in accordance with state legislation. It is designed to measure foundational reading skills based on Indiana Academic Standards through grade three. Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, all grade two students participated in the spring administration of the assessment. All students in grades two and three participate in IREAD unless they received a passing score in second grade.
Diocesan schools who received a 100 percent pass rate are Corpus Christi School, Good Shepherd School, Holy Redeemer School, Resurrection School and St. Benedict Cathedral School, all in Evansville; Holy Cross School in Fort Branch; St. James School and Sts. Peter and Paul School, both in Haubstadt; Holy Trinity School in Jasper; St. Matthew School in Mount Vernon; St. Philip School in Posey County; St Joseph School in Princeton; St. Bernard School in Rockport; St. Wendel School in St. Wendel; St. Joseph School in Vanderburgh County and Flaget Elementary School in Vincennes.