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Did Aurora West Unit School District 129 students fail or pass their 2023-24 ELA tests?

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Dr. Jeff Craig Superintendent at West Aurora School District 129 | Official Website

Dr. Jeff Craig Superintendent at West Aurora School District 129 | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 74.1% of Aurora West Unit School District 129 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 25.9% who did.

The total number Aurora West Unit School District 129 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 5.7% from the previous school year.

Aurora West Unit School District 129 roughly covers schools within Kane County and has a main office in Aurora.

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%90%80%70%83%70%80%65%74%59%Aurora West Unit School District 129Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Hill Elementary SchoolAurora West Unit School District 12992%
Hall Elementary SchoolAurora West Unit School District 12990.9%
Greenman Elementary SchoolAurora West Unit School District 12989%
McCleery Elementary SchoolAurora West Unit School District 12986.8%
Smith Elementary SchoolAurora West Unit School District 12986%
Nicholson Elementary SchoolAurora West Unit School District 12983.6%
Schneider Elementary SchoolAurora West Unit School District 12981.2%
Goodwin Elementary SchoolAurora West Unit School District 12978.7%
Freeman Elementary SchoolAurora West Unit School District 12978.2%
Fearn Elementary SchoolAurora West Unit School District 12969.7%
Jewel Middle SchoolAurora West Unit School District 12967%
Jefferson Middle SchoolAurora West Unit School District 12966.4%
Herget Middle SchoolAurora West Unit School District 12963.8%
Washington Middle SchoolAurora West Unit School District 12960.8%

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West Aurora School District 129• Illinois State Board Of Education

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