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In 2023-24 school year, 25.1% of Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90 students failed ELA portion of IAR

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Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

In the 2023-24 school year, 25.1% of Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90 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 75% who did.

The total number Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 13.1% from the previous school year.

Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90 roughly covers 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.

Kendall's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%21%70%19%70%38%65%25%59%Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Lisbon Grade SchoolLisbon Community Consolidated School District 9025.1%

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