In the 2023-24 school year, 59.3% of Rochester Community Unit School District 3A 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 40.7% who did.

The total number Rochester Community Unit School District 3A students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 10.5% from the previous school year.

Rochester Community Unit School District 3A roughly covers schools within Sangamon County and has a main office in Rochester.

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 be

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