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40.5% of Porta Community Unit School District 202 students met or exceeded ELA IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 40.5% of the students in Porta Community Unit School District 202 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 405 students in Porta Community Unit School District 202 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 164 (40.5%) passed.

The percentage of Porta Community Unit School District 202 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 15.8% compared to the previous school year.

Porta Community Unit School District 202 roughly covers three schools within Menard County and has a main office in Petersburg.

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.

Students Who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Porta Central SchoolPorta Community Unit School District 20244.4%1.9%
Porta High SchoolPorta Community Unit School District 20226.7%2.2%

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