Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 9.4% who did.
The total number Decatur School District 61 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 2.2% from the previous school year.
Decatur School District 61 roughly covers schools within Macon County and has a main office in Decatur.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Academy | Decatur School District 61 | 99.7% |
| Franklin Grove Elementary School | Decatur School District 61 | 96.1% |
| Parsons Accelerated School | Decatur School District 61 | 94.7% |
| Muffley Elementary School | Decatur School District 61 | 94% |
| South Shores Elementary School | Decatur School District 61 | 94% |
| Stephen Decatur Middle School | Decatur School District 61 | 93.5% |
| Michael E. Baum Elementary School | Decatur School District 61 | 91.7% |
| Dennis Elementary School | Decatur School District 61 | 91.4% |
| American Dreamer STEM Academy | Decatur School District 61 | 90.8% |
| Johns Hill Magnet School | Decatur School District 61 | 88.6% |
| Montessori Academy for Peace | Decatur School District 61 | 78.3% |
| Robertson Charter School | Decatur School District 61 | 74% |
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