Nik Butenhoff Superintendent at Dakota Community Unit School District 201 | Official website
Nik Butenhoff Superintendent at Dakota Community Unit School District 201 | Official website
These students did not meet the required standards of the math portion of the IAR compared to the 32.4% who did.
The total number Dakota Community Unit School District 201 students who failed their math assessments grew by 3.5% from the previous school year.
Dakota Community Unit School District 201 roughly covers schools within Stephenson County and has a main office in Dakota.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Dakota Junior Senior High School | Dakota Community Unit School District 201 | 69.3% |
| Dakota Elementary School | Dakota Community Unit School District 201 | 66.8% |
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