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In the 2023-24 school year, 60.2% of the students in Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 482 students in Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 290 (60.2%) passed.

The percentage of Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 1% compared to the previous school year.

Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 roughly covers three schools within Effingham County and has a main office in Teutopolis.

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 (%)
Teutopolis Grade School	Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50	54.9%	9.1%
Teutopolis Junior High School	Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50	46.6%	6.9%