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In 2023-24 school year, 59.5% of Porta Community Unit School District 202 students failed ELA portion of IAR

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Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 59.5% of Porta Community Unit School District 202 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 40.5% who did.

The total number Porta Community Unit School District 202 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 16.7% from the previous school year.

Porta Community Unit School District 202 roughly covers 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.

Recent IAR data shows that while Illinois students improved slightly in the test, math performance remains below pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, 28.4% of students met math benchmarks, compared to 31.8% in 2019. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity. 

The disparities were even more pronounced in math. White students achieved a proficiency rate of 38.7%, while Black students achieved 9.1% and Hispanic students 15.6%. Asian students achieved the highest proficiency rates in both subjects, hitting 68.2% in ELA and 61.4% in math.

Menard's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%72%70%77%70%76%65%60%59%Porta Community Unit School District 202Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Porta High SchoolPorta Community Unit School District 20271.1%
Porta Central SchoolPorta Community Unit School District 20253.6%

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