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Test expectations: How many Springfield School District 186 students failed to meet ELA IAR expectations in 2023-24 school year?

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Jennifer Gill Superintendent at Springfield School District 186 | Official Website

Jennifer Gill Superintendent at Springfield School District 186 | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 74.1% of Springfield School District 186 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 25.9% who did.

The total number Springfield School District 186 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 2.8% from the previous school year.

Springfield School District 186 roughly covers schools within Sangamon County and has a main office in Springfield.

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.

Sangamon's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%79%70%79%70%77%65%74%59%Springfield School District 186Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Matheny-Withrow Elementary SchoolSpringfield School District 18698%
Feitshans Elementary SchoolSpringfield School District 18697.8%
Harvard Park Elementary SchoolSpringfield School District 18691.4%
Edwin A. Lee Elementary SchoolSpringfield School District 18691.1%
Washington Middle SchoolSpringfield School District 18690.9%
Ridgely Elementary SchoolSpringfield School District 18689.6%
McClernand Elementary SchoolSpringfield School District 18689.4%
Dubois Elementary SchoolSpringfield School District 18688.7%
Jane Addams Elementary SchoolSpringfield School District 18687.7%
Jefferson Middle SchoolSpringfield School District 18686.4%
Fairview Elementary SchoolSpringfield School District 18686.2%
Elizabeth Graham Elementary SchoolSpringfield School District 18684.6%
U.S. Grant Middle SchoolSpringfield School District 18683.2%
Southern View Elementary SchoolSpringfield School District 18682.2%
Laketown Elementary SchoolSpringfield School District 18681.2%
Hazel Dell Elementary SchoolSpringfield School District 18680.8%
Black Hawk Elementary SchoolSpringfield School District 18679.7%
Wilcox Elementary SchoolSpringfield School District 18676.7%
Enos Elementary SchoolSpringfield School District 18675%
Springfield Ball Charter SchoolSpringfield School District 18669.5%
Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolSpringfield School District 18666.1%
Butler Elementary SchoolSpringfield School District 18664.8%
Lindsay SchoolSpringfield School District 18663.7%
Sandburg Elementary SchoolSpringfield School District 18651.6%
Owen Marsh Elementary SchoolSpringfield School District 18651.4%
Lincoln Magnet SchoolSpringfield School District 18629.7%
Iles Elementary SchoolSpringfield School District 18624.3%

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