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25.7% of Rooks Creek Community Consolidated School District 425 students met or exceeded ELA IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

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Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

In the 2023-24 school year, 25.7% of the students in Rooks Creek Community Consolidated School District 425 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 35 students in Rooks Creek Community Consolidated School District 425 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately nine (25.7%) passed.

The percentage of Rooks Creek Community Consolidated School District 425 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 16.2% compared to the previous school year.

Rooks Creek Community Consolidated School District 425 roughly covers one school within Livingston County and has a main office in Graymont.

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.

Students Who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Graymont Elementary SchoolRooks Creek Community Consolidated School District 42517.1%8.6%

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