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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

36.8% of Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 students met or exceeded ELA IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

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Robert Machak Superintendent of Schools ESC | Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50

Robert Machak Superintendent of Schools ESC | Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50

In the 2023-24 school year, 36.8% 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 2,947 students in Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 1,084 (36.8%) passed.

The percentage of Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 5.1% 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.

Recent IAR data shows that while Illinois students improved slightly in the test, math performance remains below pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, 28.4% of students met math benchmarks, compared to 31.8% in 2019. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity. 

The disparities were even more pronounced in math. White students achieved a proficiency rate of 38.7%, while Black students achieved 9.1% and Hispanic students 15.6%. Asian students achieved the highest proficiency rates in both subjects, hitting 68.2% in ELA and 61.4% in math.

Students Who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Woodland Intermediate SchoolWoodland Community Consolidated School District 5034.9%3.6%
Woodland Middle SchoolWoodland Community Consolidated School District 5032.2%5.1%
Woodland Elementary SchoolWoodland Community Consolidated School District 5030.8%1.1%

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