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In the 2023-24 school year, 17.2% of the students in McClellan Community Consolidated School District 12 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 29 students in McClellan Community Consolidated School District 12 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately five (17.2%) passed.

The percentage of McClellan Community Consolidated School District 12 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 6.9% compared to the previous school year.

McClellan Community Consolidated School District 12 roughly covers one school within Jefferson County and has a main office in Mount Vernon.

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 (%)
McClellan Elementary School	McClellan Community Consolidated School District 12	17.2%	0%