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Tuesday, June 3, 2025

27.1% of Grass Lake School District 36 students met or exceeded Math IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

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Teri Holbert Board President | Grass Lake School District 36

Teri Holbert Board President | Grass Lake School District 36

In the 2023-24 school year, 27.1% of the students in Grass Lake School District 36 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 107 students in Grass Lake School District 36 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 29 (27.1%) passed.

The percentage of Grass Lake School District 36 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 12.3% compared to the previous school year.

Grass Lake School District 36 roughly covers one school within Lake County and has a main office in Antioch.

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 (%)
Grass Lake Elementary SchoolGrass Lake School District 3626.2%0.9%

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