Southern Illinois News

In the 2023-24 school year, 3.9% of the students in Egyptian Community Unit School District 5 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 154 students in Egyptian Community Unit School District 5 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately six (3.9%) passed.

The percentage of Egyptian Community Unit School District 5 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 0.4% compared to the previous school year.

Egyptian Community Unit School District 5 roughly covers three schools within Alexander County and has a main office in Tamms.

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 (%)
Egyptian Junior High School	Egyptian Community Unit School District 5	4%	0%
Egyptian Elementary School	Egyptian Community Unit School District 5	3.8%	0%