Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 52% who did.
The total number Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 15% from the previous school year.
Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211 roughly covers schools within Jo Daviess County and has a main office in Scales Mound.
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 did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Scales Mound Elementary School | Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211 | 48.8% |
| Scales Mound Junior High School | Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211 | 47.3% |
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