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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

46.2% of Coal City Community Unit School District 1 students met or exceeded Math IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

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Jason Smith Chief School Business Official | Coal City Community Unit School District 1

Jason Smith Chief School Business Official | Coal City Community Unit School District 1

In the 2023-24 school year, 46.2% of the students in Coal City Community Unit School District 1 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 886 students in Coal City Community Unit School District 1 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 409 (46.2%) passed.

The percentage of Coal City Community Unit School District 1 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 3.5% compared to the previous school year.

Coal City Community Unit School District 1 roughly covers five schools within Grundy County and has a main office in Coal City.

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 Math During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Coal City Middle SchoolCoal City Community Unit School District 137.8%10.5%
Coal City Intermediate SchoolCoal City Community Unit School District 137.5%6.9%
Coal City Elementary SchoolCoal City Community Unit School District 135.6%6.7%

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