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In 2023-24 school year, 50.2% of Peotone Community Unit School District 207U 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, 50.2% of Peotone Community Unit School District 207U 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 49.8% who did.

The total number Peotone Community Unit School District 207U students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 15.4% from the previous school year.

Peotone Community Unit School District 207U roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Peotone.

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.

Will's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%77%70%72%70%66%65%50%59%Peotone Community Unit School District 207UIllinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Peotone Intermediate CenterPeotone Community Unit School District 207U59%
Peotone Elementary SchoolPeotone Community Unit School District 207U58.1%
Peotone Junior High SchoolPeotone Community Unit School District 207U43.8%

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