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Did Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 school year ELA tests?

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Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

In the 2023-24 school year, 26.7% of the students in Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 442 students in Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 118 (26.7%) passed.

The percentage of Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 4.6% compared to the previous school year.

Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 roughly covers four schools within Vermilion County and has a main office in Hoopeston.

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.

Students Who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
John Greer Elementary SchoolHoopeston Area Community Unit School District 1129.3%2.2%
Hoopeston Area Middle SchoolHoopeston Area Community Unit School District 1120.2%1.4%

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