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Did Shawnee Community Unit School District 84 students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 school year ELA tests?

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 20.2% of the students in Shawnee Community Unit School District 84 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 129 students in Shawnee Community Unit School District 84 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 26 (20.2%) passed.

The percentage of Shawnee Community Unit School District 84 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 3.9% compared to the previous school year.

Shawnee Community Unit School District 84 roughly covers three schools within Union County and has a main office in Wolf Lake.

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.

Students Who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Shawnee Junior High SchoolShawnee Community Unit School District 8430%0%
Shawnee Elementary SchoolShawnee Community Unit School District 848.5%0%

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