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In 2023-24 school year, 51.2% of Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10 students failed ELA portion of IAR

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 51.2% of Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10 students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 48.8% who did.

The total number Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 12.5% from the previous school year.

Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10 roughly covers schools within Iroquois County and has a main office in Gilman.

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.

Iroquois's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%68%70%68%70%64%65%51%59%Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Iroquois West Middle SchoolIroquois West Community Unit School District 1054%
Iroquois West Elementary School/ThawvilleIroquois West Community Unit School District 1052.2%
Iroquois West Elementary School/GilmanIroquois West Community Unit School District 1036.2%

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