Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
These students did not meet the required standards of the math portion of the IAR compared to the 19.8% who did.
The total number Jacksonville School District 117 students who failed their math assessments grew by 1.4% from the previous school year.
Jacksonville School District 117 roughly covers schools within Morgan County and has a main office in Jacksonville.
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 did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School | Jacksonville School District 117 | 91.7% |
| Washington Elementary School | Jacksonville School District 117 | 85.4% |
| South Jacksonville Elementary School | Jacksonville School District 117 | 84% |
| Jacksonville Middle School | Jacksonville School District 117 | 82.3% |
| North Jacksonville School | Jacksonville School District 117 | 78.6% |
| Murrayville-Woodson Elementary School | Jacksonville School District 117 | 78.3% |
| Eisenhower Elementary School | Jacksonville School District 117 | 57.5% |
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