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26.3% of Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 students met or exceeded Math IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

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Anna Bennett President | Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50

Anna Bennett President | Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50

In the 2023-24 school year, 26.3% of the students in Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 2,942 students in Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 774 (26.3%) passed.

The percentage of Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 1.1% 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) 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 Math During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Woodland Elementary SchoolWoodland Community Consolidated School District 5025.6%4.5%
Woodland Middle SchoolWoodland Community Consolidated School District 5022.5%4.1%
Woodland Intermediate SchoolWoodland Community Consolidated School District 5021.1%3%

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