Margo Empen Superintendent at Dixon Unit School District 170 | Official Website
Margo Empen Superintendent at Dixon Unit School District 170 | Official Website
These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 34.9% who did.
The total number Dixon Unit School District 170 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 12% from the previous school year.
Dixon Unit School District 170 roughly covers 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 did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary School | Dixon Unit School District 170 | 85.1% |
| Madison School | Dixon Unit School District 170 | 63.8% |
| Reagan Middle School | Dixon Unit School District 170 | 60.7% |
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