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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Test Expectations: How many students met or exceeded ELA IAR expectations in Central School District 51 in 2023-24 school year?

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

In the 2023-24 school year, 63.8% of the students in Central School District 51 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 881 students in Central School District 51 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 562 (63.8%) passed.

The percentage of Central School District 51 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 0.6% compared to the previous school year.

Central School District 51 roughly covers two schools within Tazewell County and has a main office in Washington.

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 (%)
Central Intermediate SchoolCentral School District 5156.6%19.4%
Central Primary SchoolCentral School District 5136.1%3.4%

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