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Somonauk Community Unit School District 432: How many students met or exceeded expectations in ELA in 2023-24 school year?

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Jay Streicher Superintendent | Somonauk Community Unit School District 432

Jay Streicher Superintendent | Somonauk Community Unit School District 432

In the 2023-24 school year, 56.9% of the students in Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 355 students in Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 202 (56.9%) passed.

The percentage of Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 4.1% compared to the previous school year.

Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 roughly covers three schools within DeKalb County and has a main office in Somonauk.

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 (%)
Somonauk Middle SchoolSomonauk Community Unit School District 43258%13%
James R. Wood Elementary SchoolSomonauk Community Unit School District 43227.4%0.9%

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