In the 2023-24 school year, 56.1% of Auburn Community Unit School District 10 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 43.9% who did.
The total number Auburn Community Unit School District 10 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 10.6% from the previous school year.
Auburn Community Unit School District 10 roughly covers schools within Sangamon County and has a main office in Auburn.
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