In the 2023-24 school year, 94.2% of Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 students failed the math 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 math portion of the IAR compared to the 5.9% who did.
The total number Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 students who failed their math assessments fell by 0.3% from the previous school year.
Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Round Lake.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill Elementary School | Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 | 96.2% |
| Village Elementary School | Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 | 96% |
| Round Lake Beach Elementary School | Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 | 95.4% |
| Raymond Ellis Elementary School | Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 | 94.9% |
| Magee Middle School | Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 | 93.3% |
| W.J. Murphy Elementary School | Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 | 93.2% |
| Round Lake Middle School | Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 | 93% |
