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Friday, June 6, 2025

Did St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 students fail or pass their 2023-24 ELA tests?

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Dr. Paul Gordon Superintendent at St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 | Official Website

Dr. Paul Gordon Superintendent at St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 30.9% of St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 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 69.1% who did.

The total number St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 7.7% from the previous school year.

St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 roughly covers schools within Kane County and has a main office in St. Charles.

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.

Kane's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%49%70%46%70%39%65%31%59%St. Charles Community Unit School District 303Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Anderson Elementary SchoolSt. Charles Community Unit School District 30356.9%
Richmond Intermediate SchoolSt. Charles Community Unit School District 30350.8%
Wasco Elementary SchoolSt. Charles Community Unit School District 30341.2%
Munhall Elementary SchoolSt. Charles Community Unit School District 30339.1%
Wild Rose Elementary SchoolSt. Charles Community Unit School District 30335.8%
Corron Elementary SchoolSt. Charles Community Unit School District 30334.5%
Norton Creek Elementary SchoolSt. Charles Community Unit School District 30327.3%
Bell-Graham Elementary SchoolSt. Charles Community Unit School District 30326.4%
Ferson Creek SchoolSt. Charles Community Unit School District 30326%
Thompson Middle SchoolSt. Charles Community Unit School District 30324.4%
Wredling Middle SchoolSt. Charles Community Unit School District 30323.8%

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