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Central Community Unit School District 301: How many students failed ELA test 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, 36.3% of Central Community Unit School District 301 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 63.7% who did.

The total number Central Community Unit School District 301 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 4.8% from the previous school year.

Central Community Unit School District 301 roughly covers 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.

Kane's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%58%70%47%70%41%65%36%59%Central Community Unit School District 301Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Prairie View Grade SchoolCentral Community Unit School District 30150.7%
Howard B. Thomas Grade SchoolCentral Community Unit School District 30145.7%
Country Trails Elementary SchoolCentral Community Unit School District 30140.2%
Lily Lake Grade SchoolCentral Community Unit School District 30138.9%
Prairie Knolls Middle SchoolCentral Community Unit School District 30133.9%
Central Middle SchoolCentral Community Unit School District 30116.8%

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