McHenry Times

In the 2023-24 school year, 30.2% of the students in Harrison School District 36 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 252 students in Harrison School District 36 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 76 (30.2%) passed.

The percentage of Harrison School District 36 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 15.6% compared to the previous school year.

Harrison School District 36 roughly covers one school within McHenry County and has a main office in Wonder Lake.

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 (%)
Harrison Elementary School	Harrison School District 36	29.4%	0.8%