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45.8% of Manhattan School District 114 students met or exceeded Math IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

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Manhattan School District 114 | Official Website

Manhattan School District 114 | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 45.8% of the students in Manhattan School District 114 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 1,185 students in Manhattan School District 114 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 543 (45.8%) passed.

The percentage of Manhattan School District 114 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 2.8% compared to the previous school year.

Manhattan School District 114 roughly covers three schools within Will County and has a main office in Manhattan.

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 Math During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Anna McDonald Elementary SchoolManhattan School District 11443.3%3.9%
Manhattan Junior High SchoolManhattan School District 11438.4%6%

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