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Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Did Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 students fail or pass their 2023-24 ELA tests?

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Dr. Donn Mendoza Superintendent | Round Lake Community Unit School District 116

Dr. Donn Mendoza Superintendent | Round Lake Community Unit School District 116

In the 2023-24 school year, 86.1% of Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 14% who did.

The total number Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 2.4% from the previous school year.

Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 roughly covers 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.

Lake's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%86%70%91%70%88%65%86%59%Round Lake Community Unit School District 116Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Round Lake Beach Elementary SchoolRound Lake Community Unit School District 11693.3%
Raymond Ellis Elementary SchoolRound Lake Community Unit School District 11690.3%
W.J. Murphy Elementary SchoolRound Lake Community Unit School District 11689.6%
Village Elementary SchoolRound Lake Community Unit School District 11687.7%
Indian Hill Elementary SchoolRound Lake Community Unit School District 11687.2%
Magee Middle SchoolRound Lake Community Unit School District 11682.7%
Round Lake Middle SchoolRound Lake Community Unit School District 11682.3%

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