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In 2023-24 school year, 73.4% of Rhodes School District 84-5 students failed ELA portion of IAR

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Brian McConnell Principal | Official Website

Brian McConnell Principal | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 73.4% of Rhodes School District 84-5 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 26.7% who did.

The total number Rhodes School District 84-5 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 2.2% from the previous school year.

Rhodes School District 84-5 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in River Grove.

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.

Cook's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%79%70%79%70%76%65%73%59%Rhodes School District 84-5Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Rhodes Elementary SchoolRhodes School District 84-573.4%

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