West Central Reporter

In the 2023-24 school year, 44.4% of the students in Brussels Community Unit School District 42 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 27 students in Brussels Community Unit School District 42 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 12 (44.4%) passed.

The percentage of Brussels Community Unit School District 42 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 11.1% compared to the previous school year.

Brussels Community Unit School District 42 roughly covers two schools within Calhoun County and has a main office in Brussels.

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 (%)
Brussels Grade School	Brussels Community Unit School District 42	57.1%	0%
Brussels High School	Brussels Community Unit School District 42	30.8%	0%