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In the 2023-24 school year, 54.2% of the students in Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 2,145 students in Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 1,163 (54.2%) passed.

The percentage of Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 1% compared to the previous school year.

Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 roughly covers eight schools within Peoria County and has a main office in Dunlap.

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 (%)
Dunlap Middle School	Dunlap Community Unit School District 323	44.3%	15.7%
Hickory Grove Elementary School	Dunlap Community Unit School District 323	43.4%	17.5%
Wilder-Waite Elementary School	Dunlap Community Unit School District 323	43.3%	11.6%
Banner Elementary School	Dunlap Community Unit School District 323	43.3%	5.3%
Dunlap Valley Middle School	Dunlap Community Unit School District 323	40.5%	14.2%
Ridgeview Elementary School	Dunlap Community Unit School District 323	34.3%	7.1%
Dunlap Grade School	Dunlap Community Unit School District 323	29.5%	5.7%