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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

43.7% of Central Community Unit School District 301 students met or exceeded Math IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

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Graydon Engle EC-12th Educational Leadership | Official Website

Graydon Engle EC-12th Educational Leadership | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 43.7% of the students in Central Community Unit School District 301 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 2,295 students in Central Community Unit School District 301 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 1,003 (43.7%) passed.

The percentage of Central Community Unit School District 301 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 0.4% compared to the previous school year.

Central Community Unit School District 301 roughly covers seven schools within Kane County and has a main office in Burlington.

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 (%)
Central Middle SchoolCentral Community Unit School District 30141.7%7.7%
Prairie Knolls Middle SchoolCentral Community Unit School District 30140.1%5.7%
Lily Lake Grade SchoolCentral Community Unit School District 30138.9%6.9%
Prairie View Grade SchoolCentral Community Unit School District 30137.2%5.6%
Country Trails Elementary SchoolCentral Community Unit School District 30133.5%7.4%
Howard B. Thomas Grade SchoolCentral Community Unit School District 30130.4%4%

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