Carbondale Reporter

In the 2023-24 school year, 38% of the students in Marion Community Unit School District 2 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 1,568 students in Marion Community Unit School District 2 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 596 (38%) passed.

The percentage of Marion Community Unit School District 2 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 0.3% compared to the previous school year.

Marion Community Unit School District 2 roughly covers seven schools within Williamson County and has a main office in Marion.

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 (%)
Longfellow Elementary School	Marion Community Unit School District 2	46.3%	5.7%
Lincoln Elementary School	Marion Community Unit School District 2	43.6%	9.5%
Jefferson Elementary School	Marion Community Unit School District 2	40%	2.7%
Washington Elementary School	Marion Community Unit School District 2	37.7%	11.4%
Adams School	Marion Community Unit School District 2	35.7%	6.5%
Marion Junior High School	Marion Community Unit School District 2	20.9%	4.1%