In the 2023-24 school year, 46.3% of the students in Olympia Community Unit School District 16 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Of the 735 students in Olympia Community Unit School District 16 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 340 (46.3%) passed.
The percentage of Olympia Community Unit School District 16 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 15.3% compared to the previous school year.
Olympia Community Unit School District 16 roughly covers four schools within McLean County and has a main office in Stanford.
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.
| School | District | Students who met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia Middle School | Olympia Community Unit School District 16 | 47.2% | 6.1% |
| Olympia South Elementary School | Olympia Community Unit School District 16 | 42.1% | 3% |
| Olympia North Elementary School | Olympia Community Unit School District 16 | 38.2% | 4.4% |
| Olympia West Elementary School | Olympia Community Unit School District 16 | 27.4% | 0.9% |
