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In 2023-24 school year, 55.4% of Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 students failed ELA portion of IAR

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Lynn McGhee Seneca Grade School Principal | Official Website

Lynn McGhee Seneca Grade School Principal | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 55.4% of Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 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 44.5% who did.

The total number Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 4.3% from the previous school year.

Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 roughly covers 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.

LaSalle's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%62%70%67%70%60%65%55%59%Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Seneca Grade School North CampusSeneca Community Consolidated School District 17057.6%
Seneca Elementary School South CampusSeneca Community Consolidated School District 17054.4%

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