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In the 2023-24 school year, 53.2% of Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265 students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 46.8% who did.

The total number Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 6.2% from the previous school year.

Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265 roughly covers schools within Peoria County and has a main office in Farmington.

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 (%)
Farmington Central Elementary School	Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265	63.4%
Farmington Central Junior High School	Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265	42.3%