East Central Reporter

In the 2023-24 school year, 36.2% of the students in Marshall Community Unit School District 2C passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 535 students in Marshall Community Unit School District 2C who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 194 (36.2%) passed.

The percentage of Marshall Community Unit School District 2C students who met or exceeded expectations was unchanged compared to the previous school year.

Marshall Community Unit School District 2C roughly covers four schools within Clark County and has a main office in Marshall.

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 (%)
North Elementary School	Marshall Community Unit School District 2C	36.1%	1.1%
Marshall Junior High School	Marshall Community Unit School District 2C	29.6%	4.8%