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In the 2023-24 school year, 18.8% of the students in Dixon Unit School District 170 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 1,070 students in Dixon Unit School District 170 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 201 (18.8%) passed.

The percentage of Dixon Unit School District 170 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 1.9% compared to the previous school year.

Dixon Unit School District 170 roughly covers five schools within Lee County and has a main office in Dixon.

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 (%)
Reagan Middle School	Dixon Unit School District 170	18.8%	0.9%
Madison School	Dixon Unit School District 170	18.7%	0.5%
Jefferson Elementary School	Dixon Unit School District 170	14.3%	0.7%