27% of Marissa Community Unit School District 40 students met or exceeded ELA IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

In the 2023-24 school year, 27% of the students in Marissa Community Unit School District 40 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 189 students in Marissa Community Unit School District 40 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 51 (27%) passed.

The percentage of Marissa Community Unit School District 40 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 6.7% compared to the previous school year.

Marissa Community Unit School District 40 roughly covers two schools within St. Clair County and has a main office in Marissa.

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.