Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 32.7% who did.
The total number Pekin Public School District 108 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 6.9% from the previous school year.
Pekin Public School District 108 roughly covers schools within Tazewell County and has a main office in Pekin.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary School | Pekin Public School District 108 | 84.8% |
| Dirksen Primary School | Pekin Public School District 108 | 80.6% |
| L.E. Starke Elementary School | Pekin Public School District 108 | 77.7% |
| Broadmoor Junior High School | Pekin Public School District 108 | 71.3% |
| C.B. Smith Elementary School | Pekin Public School District 108 | 70.2% |
| Wilson Intermediate School | Pekin Public School District 108 | 68.4% |
| Willow Elementary School | Pekin Public School District 108 | 66.7% |
| Edison Junior High School | Pekin Public School District 108 | 65.5% |
| Washington Intermediate School | Pekin Public School District 108 | 59.2% |
| Scott Altman Primary School | Pekin Public School District 108 | 56.6% |
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