Kane County Reporter

In the 2023-24 school year, 26.5% of the students in Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 1,664 students in Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 441 (26.5%) passed.

The percentage of Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 0.6% compared to the previous school year.

Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 roughly covers six schools within Kane County and has a main office in Maple Park.

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.

School	District	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School	Kaneland Community Unit School District 302	25.4%	3.2%
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary	Kaneland Community Unit School District 302	24.7%	3.5%
Kaneland Harter Middle School	Kaneland Community Unit School District 302	24.7%	1.4%
Kaneland McDole Elementary School	Kaneland Community Unit School District 302	23.7%	3%
Kaneland John Shields Elementary School	Kaneland Community Unit School District 302	23.4%	1.5%