Test Expectations: How many students met or exceeded ELA IAR expectations in Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 in 2023-24 school year?

In the 2023-24 school year, 59.8% of the students in Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 1,395 students in Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 834 (59.8%) passed.

The percentage of Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 4.3% compared to the previous school year.

Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 roughly covers five schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Glen Ellyn.

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.