INDIANAPOLIS â The Indiana Department of Education and the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, Inc. Wednesday presented initial findings from Indianaâs COVID-19 Academic Impact Study and released results from Indianaâs spring 2021 assessments. The analysis and results indicate the academic impacts of the pandemic were substantial â ranging from moderate to significant across schools, academic subjects and demographic groups. And results for area school districts were no exception. Results from the Indiana Learning Evaluation and Readiness Network (ILEARN) assessment showed students who were proficient in English/language arts totaled: 208 or 34.6% in DeKalb Eastern schools; 216 or 27.2% in Garrett-Keyser-Butler schools; 726 or 47.6% in DeKalb Central schools; and 38 or 26.8% in Hamilton Community schools.