East Central Reporter

In the 2023-24 school year, 41.4% of the students in Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 256 students in Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 106 (41.4%) passed.

The percentage of Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 9.8% compared to the previous school year.

Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302 roughly covers three schools within Douglas County and has a main office in Villa Grove.

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 (%)
Villa Grove Elementary School	Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302	37.7%	5.8%
Villa Grove Junior High School	Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302	37.3%	1%