Rockford Sun

In the 2023-24 school year, 27.9% of the students in Harlem Unit School District 122 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 2,595 students in Harlem Unit School District 122 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 724 (27.9%) passed.

The percentage of Harlem Unit School District 122 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 2.7% compared to the previous school year.

Harlem Unit School District 122 roughly covers 11 schools within Winnebago County and has a main office in Machesney Park.

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 (%)
Olson Park Elementary School	Harlem Unit School District 122	37.1%	5.9%
Ralston Elementary School	Harlem Unit School District 122	30.3%	2.7%
Harlem Middle School	Harlem Unit School District 122	26.5%	4.5%
Machesney Elementary School	Harlem Unit School District 122	25.7%	0.7%
Maple Elementary School	Harlem Unit School District 122	21.5%	0.6%
Marquette Elementary School	Harlem Unit School District 122	20%	0%
Loves Park Elementary School	Harlem Unit School District 122	19.8%	1%
Rock Cut Elementary School	Harlem Unit School District 122	19.4%	1.8%
Windsor Elementary School	Harlem Unit School District 122	18.6%	0%