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In the 2023-24 school year, 28.5% of the students in Lee Center Community Unit School District 271 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 70 students in Lee Center Community Unit School District 271 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 20 (28.5%) passed.

The percentage of Lee Center Community Unit School District 271 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 13% compared to the previous school year.

Lee Center Community Unit School District 271 roughly covers two schools within Lee County and has a main office in Paw Paw.

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 (%)
Paw Paw Junior High School	Lee Center Community Unit School District 271	33.3%	0%
Paw Paw Elementary School	Lee Center Community Unit School District 271	23.3%	2.3%