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In the 2023-24 school year, 53.9% of the students in Monticello Community Unit School District 25 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 769 students in Monticello Community Unit School District 25 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 414 (53.9%) passed.

The percentage of Monticello Community Unit School District 25 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 5% compared to the previous school year.

Monticello Community Unit School District 25 roughly covers four schools within Piatt County and has a main office in Monticello.

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 (%)
Monticello Middle School	Monticello Community Unit School District 25	54%	9.4%
White Heath Elementary School	Monticello Community Unit School District 25	47.5%	3.5%
Washington School	Monticello Community Unit School District 25	32.6%	0.7%