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Somonauk Community Unit School District 432: How many students failed ELA test 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, 43.1% of Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 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 56.9% who did.

The total number Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 6.3% from the previous school year.

Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 roughly covers 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.

DeKalb's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%49%70%56%70%49%65%43%59%Somonauk Community Unit School District 432Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
James R. Wood Elementary SchoolSomonauk Community Unit School District 43271.8%
Somonauk Middle SchoolSomonauk Community Unit School District 43228.9%

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