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In 2023-24 school year, 80.8% of Freeport School District 145 students failed ELA portion of IAR

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In the 2023-24 school year, 80.8% of Freeport School District 145 students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 19.2% who did.

The total number Freeport School District 145 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 4.8% from the previous school year.

Freeport School District 145 roughly covers schools within Stephenson County and has a main office in Freeport.

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.

Stephenson's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%89%70%86%70%86%65%81%59%Freeport School District 145Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Empire Elementary SchoolFreeport School District 14591%
Black Hawk Elementary SchoolFreeport School District 14587.7%
Carl Sandburg Middle SchoolFreeport School District 14582.7%
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary SchoolFreeport School District 14582.6%
Freeport Middle SchoolFreeport School District 14579.8%
Jones-Farrar, an International Baccalaureate World SchoolFreeport School District 14575.6%
Center Elementary SchoolFreeport School District 14567.3%

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