Illinois Valley Times

In the 2023-24 school year, 36.9% of the students in Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 320 students in Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 118 (36.9%) passed.

The percentage of Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 0.3% compared to the previous school year.

Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 roughly covers two schools within LaSalle County and has a main office in Seneca.

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 (%)
Seneca Elementary School South Campus	Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170	34.3%	5.1%
Seneca Grade School North Campus	Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170	28.8%	2.9%