Kankakee Times

In the 2023-24 school year, 40.3% of the students in Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 129 students in Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 52 (40.3%) passed.

The percentage of Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 8.8% compared to the previous school year.

Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6 roughly covers three schools within Iroquois County and has a main office in Cissna Park.

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing toward state standards in English language arts and mathematics.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School	District	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)
Cissna Park Junior High School	Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6	37.7%	4.9%
Cissna Park Elementary School	Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6	36.8%	1.5%