In the 2023-24 school year, 51.3% of the students in Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Of the 230 students in Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 118 (51.3%) passed.
The percentage of Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 12.3% compared to the previous school year.
Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230 roughly covers two schools within Henry County and has a main office in Kewanee.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wethersfield Junior/Senior High School | Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230 | 51.1% | 11.1% |
| Wethersfield Elementary School | Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230 | 41.4% | 2.9% |
