Jeff Brugger Massac County Board of Education | Official Website
Jeff Brugger Massac County Board of Education | Official Website
These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 56.9% who did.
The total number Massac County Unit School District #1 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 8.4% from the previous school year.
Massac County Unit School District #1 roughly covers schools within Massac County and has a main office in Metropolis.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Brookport Elementary School | Massac County Unit School District #1 | 67.9% |
| Metropolis Elementary School | Massac County Unit School District #1 | 48.9% |
| Unity Elementary School | Massac County Unit School District #1 | 40% |
| Massac Junior High School | Massac County Unit School District #1 | 38.9% |
| Franklin Elementary School | Massac County Unit School District #1 | 29.4% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Massac County Unit School District #1 | 28.2% |
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