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Test expectations: How many Grass Lake School District 36 students failed to meet ELA IAR expectations in 2023-24 school year?

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Donna Plath Director of Student Services | Grass Lake School District 36

Donna Plath Director of Student Services | Grass Lake School District 36

In the 2023-24 school year, 52.7% of Grass Lake School District 36 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 47.2% who did.

The total number Grass Lake School District 36 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 17.7% from the previous school year.

Grass Lake School District 36 roughly covers schools 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.

Lake's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%70%70%67%70%70%65%53%59%Grass Lake School District 36Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Grass Lake Elementary SchoolGrass Lake School District 3652.7%

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