In the 2023-24 school year, 78.2% of Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 students failed the math 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 math portion of the IAR compared to the 21.8% who did.
The total number Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 students who failed their math assessments fell by 10.3% from the previous school year.
Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 roughly covers schools within Union County and has a main office in Anna.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Junior High School | Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 | 82.3% |
| Davie Elementary School | Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 | 69.9% |
