School report cards are issued to students on a trimester basis. For questions regarding grades, please contact the classroom teacher.

The decision to promote a student to the next grade level is based on successful completion of the curriculum, attendance, performance on standardized tests and other testing. A student will not be promoted based upon age or any other social reason not related to academic performance.

Students of all grades receive report cards at regular intervals throughout the school year. Mid-term progress reports supplement the report cards for students in Grades 1-5. Students are evaluated for their academic work, social-emotional development, and work habits. Progress reports for kindergarten students are structured to share information about their progress with parents/guardians at regular intervals.

Blackhawk uses three methods when reporting student progress in school to parents/guardians:

1. The PowerSchool Parent portal provides assignment and assessment information for each course.
2. Report cards state grades for the grading period and report final grades for the year.
3. If additional concerns arise, teachers will inform parents/guardians of any areas of concern through a phone call, Kinvolved message, or email. Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held twice a year, fall and spring, and can also be arranged whenever parents/guardians would like to set up an appointment. When requesting a conference, please contact either the teacher or school office at 630-766-2601 between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Parents/guardians may call or email a teacher directly at any time during the year to discuss their child’s progress or any concerns.

Reporting student progress is an essential part of the communication and partnership between home and school. We believe that it is the District’s professional responsibility to provide parents and students with information that accurately reflects a student’s level of performance and progress in meeting academic standards and habits for school success. The District’s new standards-based report card is designed to provide a “snapshot” of grade-level standards, and communicates an individual student’s progress toward independently meeting those expectations over the course of the school year. It also ensures more consistency among expectations from teacher to teacher and from grade to grade, and allows students to be more aware of what is expected of them while working in partnership with their teachers.

Academic Scoring Marks

For each trimester, some curricular content is just being introduced. As a result, students may not receive a “meets” or "exemplary" marking until a subsequent trimester.

• E = Exemplary:  The student independently extends and applies key concepts, processes, and skills and can transfer this learning to new contexts.
• M = Meets: The student demonstrates a solid understanding of key concepts, processes, and skills and can consistently apply this learning.
• P = Progressing: The student is progressing toward an understanding of key concepts, processes, and skills with minimal assistance.
• B = Beginning: The student is beginning to understand key concepts, processes, and skills with assistance.

The Illinois State Board of Education annually releases school report cards that show how each school, each district and the state is performing on a wide range of educational goals. The report cards contain information about student academic growth and achievement, student and teacher demographics, enrollment, district-level financial information and information from the Illinois 5Essentials Survey.

Click the links below to view the Illinois Report Cards for Bensenville School District 2 or any of its schools.

Bensenville School District 2 2023 State Report Card

Blackhawk Middle School 2023 State Report Card

Tioga School 2023 State Report Card

W.A. Johnson School 2023 State Report Card

2024-2025 School Year

Trimester I

• October 2: Trimester Mid-term
• October 9: Progress Report Due
• October 11: Progress Report Released
• November 18: End of Trimester I
• November 25: Grades Due
• December 2: Report Cards Released

Trimester II

• January 17: Trimester Mid-term
• January 24: Progress Report Due
• January 28: Progress Report Released
• March 5: End of Trimester II
• March 13: Grades Due
• March 20: Report Cards Released

Trimester III

• April 23: Trimester Mid-term
• April 30: Progress Report Due
• May 2: Progress Report Released
• June 3: Grades Due (different from T I & II given that the trimester ends on the last day of student attendance)
• June 4: End of Trimester III
• June 10: Report Cards(printed) 
• June 12: Report cards mailed