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In 2023-24 school year, 54.6% of Valley View Community Unit School District 365U students failed ELA portion of IAR

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Dr. Keith Wood Superintendent at Valley View Community Unit School District 365u | Official Website

Dr. Keith Wood Superintendent at Valley View Community Unit School District 365u | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 54.6% of Valley View Community Unit School District 365U 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 45.4% who did.

The total number Valley View Community Unit School District 365U students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 4% from the previous school year.

Valley View Community Unit School District 365U roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Romeoville.

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%72%70%67%70%59%65%55%59%Valley View Community Unit School District 365UIllinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Bernard J. Ward Elementary SchoolValley View Community Unit School District 365U74.6%
Independence Elementary SchoolValley View Community Unit School District 365U71.4%
Oak View Elementary SchoolValley View Community Unit School District 365U70.8%
Pioneer Elementary SchoolValley View Community Unit School District 365U70.4%
Wood View Elementary SchoolValley View Community Unit School District 365U68.5%
Jamie McGee Elementary SchoolValley View Community Unit School District 365U66.5%
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary SchoolValley View Community Unit School District 365U66.1%
Jonas E. Salk Elementary SchoolValley View Community Unit School District 365U65%
John R. Tibbott Elementary SchoolValley View Community Unit School District 365U62.9%
Skoff Elementary SchoolValley View Community Unit School District 365U62.1%
Robert C. Hill Elementary SchoolValley View Community Unit School District 365U59.7%
Irene King Elementary SchoolValley View Community Unit School District 365U57.7%
Brooks Middle SchoolValley View Community Unit School District 365U53.9%
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle SchoolValley View Community Unit School District 365U49.1%
A. Vito Martinez Middle SchoolValley View Community Unit School District 365U40.5%
John J. Lukancic Middle SchoolValley View Community Unit School District 365U36.6%
Jane Addams Middle SchoolValley View Community Unit School District 365U34.6%

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