Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Of the 1,769 students in Kankakee School District 111 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 290 (16.4%) passed.
The percentage of Kankakee School District 111 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 1.7% compared to the previous school year.
Kankakee School District 111 roughly covers nine schools within Kankakee County and has a main office in Kankakee.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary School | Kankakee School District 111 | 21.9% | 1.6% |
| Kankakee Junior High School | Kankakee School District 111 | 19% | 1.5% |
| King Middle Grade School | Kankakee School District 111 | 16.4% | 1.4% |
| John Kennedy Middle Grade School | Kankakee School District 111 | 10.7% | 1.8% |
| Steuben Elementary School | Kankakee School District 111 | 9.3% | 0% |
| Taft Primary School | Kankakee School District 111 | 7.4% | 0% |
| Mark Twain Primary School | Kankakee School District 111 | 4% | 0% |
| Edison Primary School | Kankakee School District 111 | 3.3% | 0% |
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