Lake County Gazette

In the 2023-24 school year, 14% of the students in Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 2,714 students in Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 380 (14%) passed.

The percentage of Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 2.2% compared to the previous school year.

Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 roughly covers nine 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 met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)
Round Lake Middle School	Round Lake Community Unit School District 116	17.1%	0.5%
Magee Middle School	Round Lake Community Unit School District 116	15.7%	1.6%
Indian Hill Elementary School	Round Lake Community Unit School District 116	12.9%	0%
Village Elementary School	Round Lake Community Unit School District 116	12.3%	0%
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	Round Lake Community Unit School District 116	9.9%	0.4%
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	Round Lake Community Unit School District 116	9.3%	0.3%
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	Round Lake Community Unit School District 116	6.6%	0%