Quantcast

Sangamon Sun

Thursday, April 24, 2025

55.2% of Chester-East Lincoln Community Consolidated School District 61 students met or exceeded ELA IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

Webp e xvkbvvcaaqklqlimparlimpar

Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

In the 2023-24 school year, 55.2% of the students in Chester-East Lincoln Community Consolidated School District 61 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 194 students in Chester-East Lincoln Community Consolidated School District 61 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 107 (55.2%) passed.

The percentage of Chester-East Lincoln Community Consolidated School District 61 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 5.5% compared to the previous school year.

Chester-East Lincoln Community Consolidated School District 61 roughly covers one school within Logan County and has a main office in Lincoln.

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 (%)
Chester-East Lincoln Elementary SchoolChester-East Lincoln Community Consolidated School District 6149%6.2%

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS