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Test expectations: How many Polo Community Unit School District 222 students failed to meet ELA IAR expectations in 2023-24 school year?

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

In the 2023-24 school year, 46.6% of Polo Community Unit School District 222 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 53.4% who did.

The total number Polo Community Unit School District 222 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 15.3% from the previous school year.

Polo Community Unit School District 222 roughly covers schools within Ogle County and has a main office in Polo.

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.

Ogle's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%55%70%53%70%62%65%47%59%Polo Community Unit School District 222Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Centennial Elementary SchoolPolo Community Unit School District 22253.5%
Aplington Middle SchoolPolo Community Unit School District 22239.1%

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