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Riverdale Community Unit School District 100: How many students failed ELA test in 2023-24 school year?

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 42.3% of Riverdale Community Unit School District 100 students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 57.7% who did.

The total number Riverdale Community Unit School District 100 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 11% from the previous school year.

Riverdale Community Unit School District 100 roughly covers schools within Rock Island County and has a main office in Port Byron.

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.

Rock Island's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%62%70%53%70%53%65%42%59%Riverdale Community Unit School District 100Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Riverdale Elementary SchoolRiverdale Community Unit School District 10045.1%
Riverdale Middle SchoolRiverdale Community Unit School District 10040.1%

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