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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Channahon School District 17: How many students met or exceeded expectations in ELA in 2023-24 school year?

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

In the 2023-24 school year, 61.9% of the students in Channahon School District 17 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 766 students in Channahon School District 17 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 474 (61.9%) passed.

The percentage of Channahon School District 17 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 7.4% compared to the previous school year.

Channahon School District 17 roughly covers four schools within Will County and has a main office in Channahon.

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.

Students Who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Three Rivers SchoolChannahon School District 1758.9%6.8%
Channahon Junior High SchoolChannahon School District 1753.5%18.4%
Pioneer Path SchoolChannahon School District 1742.9%4.5%

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