Lake County Gazette

In the 2022-23 school year, 30.5% of the students in Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 3,038 students in Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 927 (30.5%) passed.

The percentage of Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 1.2% compared to the previous school year.

Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 roughly covers four schools within Lake County and has a main office in Gurnee.

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) assesses the progress of students in grades 3-8 in meeting the Illinois Learning Standards in English language arts and mathematics.

According to the 2024 Illinois Report Card, math proficiency among Illinois students in grades 3-8 remains below pre-pandemic levels, while reading performance has recovered. Meanwhile, 11th graders have experienced significant declines in both subjects, falling below pre-pandemic benchmarks.

School	District	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)
Woodland Intermediate School	Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50	33.2%	2.9%
Woodland Middle School	Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50	25.5%	3.5%
Woodland Elementary School	Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50	23.9%	0.4%