Kendall County Times

In the 2023-24 school year, 27.4% of the students in Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 153 students in Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 42 (27.4%) passed.

The percentage of Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 0.3% compared to the previous school year.

Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 roughly covers two schools within Kendall County and has a main office in Newark.

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.

School	District	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)
Newark Elementary School	Newark Community Consolidated School District 66	29.2%	2.1%
Millbrook Junior High School	Newark Community Consolidated School District 66	22.9%	2.9%