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Did Peoria School District 150 students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 school year ELA tests?

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Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat Superintendent of Peoria School District 150 | Official Website

Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat Superintendent of Peoria School District 150 | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 17.7% of the students in Peoria School District 150 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 5,159 students in Peoria School District 150 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 913 (17.7%) passed.

The percentage of Peoria School District 150 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 2.8% compared to the previous school year.

Peoria School District 150 roughly covers 24 schools within Peoria County and has a main office in Peoria.

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 (%)
Washington Gifted SchoolPeoria School District 15061%32.4%
Kellar Primary SchoolPeoria School District 15036.6%4.2%
Northmoor Primary SchoolPeoria School District 15029%5.6%
Charles A. Lindbergh Middle SchoolPeoria School District 15027.2%4.3%
Charter Oak Primary SchoolPeoria School District 15026.8%6.5%
Rolling Acres Middle SchoolPeoria School District 15018.7%0.3%
Mark W. Bills Middle SchoolPeoria School District 15018%1.3%
Von Steuben Middle SchoolPeoria School District 15016.8%0%
Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary SchoolPeoria School District 15016.5%0%
Calvin Coolidge Middle SchoolPeoria School District 15013.8%0%
Whittier Primary SchoolPeoria School District 15012.4%0%
Hines Primary SchoolPeoria School District 15012.2%0%
Sterling Middle SchoolPeoria School District 1509.1%0%
Franklin Primary SchoolPeoria School District 1508.5%0.7%
Dr. Maude A. Sanders Primary SchoolPeoria School District 1508.3%0%
Harrison Community Learning CenterPeoria School District 1507.7%0%
Glen Oak Community Learning CenterPeoria School District 1506.9%0%
Quest Charter School AcademyPeoria School District 1506.4%0.5%
Trewyn Primary SchoolPeoria School District 1506%0%
Lincoln SchoolPeoria School District 1504.3%0.2%
Roosevelt Magnet SchoolPeoria School District 1502.2%0%

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