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In the 2023-24 school year, 22.3% of the students in North Wayne Community Unit School District 200 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 166 students in North Wayne Community Unit School District 200 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 37 (22.3%) passed.

The percentage of North Wayne Community Unit School District 200 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 6.2% compared to the previous school year.

North Wayne Community Unit School District 200 roughly covers four schools within Wayne County and has a main office in Cisne.

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 (%)
Mount Erie Elementary School	North Wayne Community Unit School District 200	38.1%	0%
Johnsonville Elementary School	North Wayne Community Unit School District 200	31.6%	5.3%
Cisne Middle School	North Wayne Community Unit School District 200	13.1%	0.9%