Dr. Scott Dearman Superintendant at Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 | Official Website
Dr. Scott Dearman Superintendant at Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 | Official Website
These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 69% who did.
The total number Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 3% from the previous school year.
Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 roughly covers 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 did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Dunlap Grade School | Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 | 46.8% |
| Wilder-Waite Elementary School | Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 | 43% |
| Ridgeview Elementary School | Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 | 42.5% |
| Banner Elementary School | Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 | 36.8% |
| Hickory Grove Elementary School | Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 | 32.1% |
| Dunlap Middle School | Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 | 24% |
| Dunlap Valley Middle School | Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 | 23.5% |
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