Quantcast

Test expectations: How many Coal City Intermediate School students failed to meet the ELA IAR expectations in 2023-24 school year?

 
Webp 1643571784519limpar fotor 37
Test expectations: How many Coal City Intermediate School students failed to meet the ELA IAR expectations in 2023-24 school year?
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

Coal City Intermediate School reported that 39.1% of its students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

These students did not meet the required standards of the test, compared to the 60.9% who did.

The total number of Coal City Intermediate School students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 2.8% from the previous school year.

Coal City Intermediate School is located within Coal City Community Unit School District 1, which roughly covers five schools 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.

Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.

ELA Failure Rates in Coal City Intermediate School During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Coal City Elementary SchoolCoal City Community Unit School District 157%
Coal City Intermediate SchoolCoal City Community Unit School District 139.1%
Coal City Middle SchoolCoal City Community Unit School District 121.6%

Information in this story was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.