Macon Reporter

In the 2023-24 school year, 39.9% of the students in Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 193 students in Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 77 (39.9%) passed.

The percentage of Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 0.1% compared to the previous school year.

Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302 roughly covers three schools within Moultrie County and has a main office in Bethany.

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 (%)
Okaw Valley Middle School	Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302	43.5%	5.6%
Okaw Valley Elementary School	Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302	20.3%	2.9%