West Central Reporter

In the 2023-24 school year, 42.8% of the students in West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 238 students in West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 102 (42.8%) passed.

The percentage of West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 7.7% compared to the previous school year.

West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 roughly covers four schools within McDonough County and has a main office in Colchester.

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.

School	District	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)
West Prairie South Elementary School	West Prairie Community Unit School District 103	47.5%	5%
West Prairie Junior High School	West Prairie Community Unit School District 103	39.3%	7.9%
West Prairie North Elementary School	West Prairie Community Unit School District 103	26.1%	0%