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Thursday, April 24, 2025

Test Expectations: How many students met or exceeded ELA IAR expectations in Will County School District 92 in 2023-24 school year?

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Matthew Dusterhoft Board of Education, President | Will County School District 92

Matthew Dusterhoft Board of Education, President | Will County School District 92

In the 2023-24 school year, 70.3% of the students in Will County School District 92 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 914 students in Will County School District 92 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 643 (70.3%) passed.

The percentage of Will County School District 92 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 6.5% compared to the previous school year.

Will County School District 92 roughly covers four schools within Will County and has a main office in Lockport.

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 (%)
Ludwig Elementary SchoolWill County School District 9253.3%8.2%
Oak Prairie Junior High SchoolWill County School District 9251.8%29.7%
Reed Elementary SchoolWill County School District 9248.3%6.7%

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