In the 2023-24 school year, 46.3% of the students in Galena Unit School District 120 passed the Math portion of the IAR, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
In the 2023-24 school year, 79.4% of East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20 students failed the math portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
State Senator Andrew Chesney has launched the 2025 Summer Reading Program aimed at encouraging children in his district to engage in reading during the summer break.