Fairmont School District 89 has announced the schedule for upcoming standardized assessments for students in grades 3 through 8. The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), which evaluates student progress in English Language Arts and Mathematics, will take place from March 16 to March 26. The IAR is a computer-based test required for all students in these grades.
In addition, the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) will be administered to students in grades 5 and 8 from April 8 to April 10. The ISA measures student achievement based on the Illinois Learning Standards in Science and incorporates elements of the Next Generation Science Standards.
To support families and students during the testing period, Fairmont School District 89 is providing several resources. These include test preparation materials, practice tools, score interpretation guides available in English, Spanish, and Ukrainian, as well as access to the IL Family Portal where parents can review their child’s performance on both assessments. Guides for using the portal are also offered in multiple languages.
According to public data, Fairmont School District 89 serves Will County and includes Fairmont School within its jurisdiction. The district enrolled 322 students during the 2019-2020 school year and provides education from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Demographically, the district is composed of approximately 12.7 percent White, 38.5 percent Black, 46 percent Hispanic, and 0.3 percent Asian students (source).
The district employs a total of 30 teachers with an average salary of $47,800 before pension contributions; about four out of five teachers are women (source). No teacher had more than ten absences during a school year.
Financial records show that Fairmont School District 89 spent $21,521 per student in the year 2020, totaling nearly $6.93 million (source).
Chronic truancy remains a concern within the district. In the same year, there were ninety chronically truant students—defined as those missing at least five percent of mandated school days without valid excuse—resulting in a chronic truancy rate of over twenty-eight percent (source). This figure is significantly higher than the statewide average.
Families seeking additional information or assistance regarding testing can access further details through resources provided by Fairmont School District 89.
