Kane County Reporter

In the 2023-24 school year, 38.3% of Geneva Community Unit School District 304 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 61.7% who did.

The total number Geneva Community Unit School District 304 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 16.3% from the previous school year.

Geneva Community Unit School District 304 roughly covers schools within Kane County and has a main office in Geneva.

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.

Recent IAR data shows that while Illinois students improved slightly in the test, math performance remains below pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, 28.4% of students met math benchmarks, compared to 31.8% in 2019. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity. 

The disparities were even more pronounced in math. White students achieved a proficiency rate of 38.7%, while Black students achieved 9.1% and Hispanic students 15.6%. Asian students achieved the highest proficiency rates in both subjects, hitting 68.2% in ELA and 61.4% in math.

School	District	Students who did not meet met standards (%)
Harrison Street Elementary School	Geneva Community Unit School District 304	67.2%
Western Avenue Elementary School	Geneva Community Unit School District 304	45.4%
Mill Creek School	Geneva Community Unit School District 304	43.9%
Heartland Elementary School	Geneva Community Unit School District 304	39.7%
Williamsburg Elementary School	Geneva Community Unit School District 304	39.3%
Geneva Middle School South	Geneva Community Unit School District 304	37.6%
Geneva Middle School North	Geneva Community Unit School District 304	28.7%
Fabyan Elementary School	Geneva Community Unit School District 304	20.6%