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In 2023-24 school year, 91.8% of Cahokia Community Unit School District 187 students failed ELA portion of IAR

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In the 2023-24 school year, 91.8% of Cahokia Community Unit School District 187 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 8.1% who did.

The total number Cahokia Community Unit School District 187 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 3.4% from the previous school year.

Cahokia Community Unit School District 187 roughly covers schools within St. Clair County and has a main office in Cahokia.

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.

St. Clair's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%97%70%97%70%95%65%92%59%Cahokia Community Unit School District 187Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Lalumier Elementary SchoolCahokia Community Unit School District 18797.5%
Penniman Elementary SchoolCahokia Community Unit School District 18796.8%
Elizabeth Morris Elementary SchoolCahokia Community Unit School District 18792.6%
Estelle Sauget School of ChoiceCahokia Community Unit School District 18790.5%
Helen Huffman Elementary SchoolCahokia Community Unit School District 18786.2%

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