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In 2023-24 school year, 72.8% of Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U students failed ELA portion of IAR

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Dr. Kara Coglianese Superintendent at Crete Monee Community Unit School District 201u | Official Website

Dr. Kara Coglianese Superintendent at Crete Monee Community Unit School District 201u | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 72.8% of Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U 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 27.2% who did.

The total number Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 3.2% from the previous school year.

Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Crete.

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%100%87%70%85%70%76%65%73%59%Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-UIllinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Talala Elementary SchoolCrete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U91%
Balmoral Elementary SchoolCrete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U79.9%
Monee Elementary SchoolCrete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U74.7%
Crete Elementary SchoolCrete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U72.1%
Crete-Monee Middle SchoolCrete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U69.4%
Coretta Scott King Magnet SchoolCrete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U62.8%

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