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Monday, April 28, 2025

Did Rondout School District 72 students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 school year ELA tests?

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Dr. Jenny Wojcik, Superintendent of Rondout School District 72 | Rondout School District 72

Dr. Jenny Wojcik, Superintendent of Rondout School District 72 | Rondout School District 72

In the 2023-24 school year, 65.5% of the students in Rondout School District 72 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 110 students in Rondout School District 72 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 72 (65.5%) passed.

The percentage of Rondout School District 72 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 1.2% compared to the previous school year.

Rondout School District 72 roughly covers one school within Lake County and has a main office in Lake Forest.

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 (%)
Rondout Elementary SchoolRondout School District 7247.3%18.2%

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