In the 2023-24 school year, 41.3% of the students in Ashton Franklin Center Community Unit School District 275 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Of the 208 students in Ashton Franklin Center Community Unit School District 275 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 86 (41.3%) passed.
The percentage of Ashton Franklin Center Community Unit School District 275 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 12.7% compared to the previous school year.
Ashton Franklin Center Community Unit School District 275 roughly covers two schools within Lee County and has a main office in Ashton.
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 met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton-Franklin Center High School | Ashton Franklin Center Community Unit School District 275 | 45.3% | 9.4% |
| Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School | Ashton Franklin Center Community Unit School District 275 | 33.3% | 2.1% |
