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61.3% of Fremont School District 79 students met or exceeded ELA IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

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Dr. Trisha Kocanda Superintendent at Fremont School District 79 | Official Website

Dr. Trisha Kocanda Superintendent at Fremont School District 79 | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 61.3% of the students in Fremont School District 79 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 1,337 students in Fremont School District 79 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 820 (61.3%) passed.

The percentage of Fremont School District 79 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 5.4% compared to the previous school year.

Fremont School District 79 roughly covers three schools within Lake County and has a main office in Mundelein.

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.

Students Who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Fremont Junior High/Middle SchoolFremont School District 7953.3%15.4%
Fremont Intermediate SchoolFremont School District 7946.7%6.7%

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