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Did Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60 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, 58.7% of the students in Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 194 students in Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 114 (58.7%) passed.

The percentage of Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 6.5% compared to the previous school year.

Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60 roughly covers three schools within Woodford County and has a main office in Roanoke.

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 (%)
Roanoke-Benson Junior High SchoolRoanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 6052.6%11.1%
Sowers Elementary SchoolRoanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 6047.5%0%

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