Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | solutiontree.com
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | solutiontree.com
These students did not meet the required standards of the math portion of the IAR compared to the 50.6% who did.
The total number Morton Community Unit School District 709 students who failed their math assessments fell by 2.3% from the previous school year.
Morton Community Unit School District 709 roughly covers schools within Tazewell County and has a main office in Morton.
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 | Morton Community Unit School District 709 | 59.5% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Morton Community Unit School District 709 | 49.6% |
| Morton Junior High School | Morton Community Unit School District 709 | 49.4% |
| Lettie Brown Elementary School | Morton Community Unit School District 709 | 46.6% |
| Grundy Elementary School | Morton Community Unit School District 709 | 41.9% |
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