Minooka Junior High School: How many students failed ELA test in 2023-24 school year?

Minooka Junior High School reported that 54.7% of its students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

These students did not meet the required standards of the test, compared to the 45.3% who did.

The total number of Minooka Junior High School students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 20.8% from the previous school year.

Minooka Junior High School is located within Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201, which roughly covers seven schools and has a main office in Minooka.

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.

Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.

Information in this story was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.