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Did Princeton Elementary School District 115 students fail or pass their 2023-24 ELA tests?

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

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In the 2023-24 school year, 64.3% of Princeton Elementary School District 115 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 35.7% who did.

The total number Princeton Elementary School District 115 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 8.4% from the previous school year.

Princeton Elementary School District 115 roughly covers schools within Bureau County and has a main office in Princeton.

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.

Bureau's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%69%70%72%70%73%65%64%59%Princeton Elementary School District 115Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Logan Junior High SchoolPrinceton Elementary School District 11565.3%
Lincoln Elementary SchoolPrinceton Elementary School District 11562.3%

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