Rockford Sun

In the 2023-24 school year, 63.8% of the students in Rockton School District 140 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 1,043 students in Rockton School District 140 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 665 (63.8%) passed.

The percentage of Rockton School District 140 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 1.3% compared to the previous school year.

Rockton School District 140 roughly covers three schools within Winnebago County and has a main office in Rockton.

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 (%)
Stephen Mack Middle School	Rockton School District 140	59.5%	17.3%
Whitman Post Elementary School	Rockton School District 140	46%	5%