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These students did not meet the required standards of the test, compared to the 35% who did.
The total number of Shabbona Elementary School students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 4.8% from the previous school year.
Shabbona Elementary School is located within Bourbonnais School District 53, which roughly covers five schools and has a main office in Bourbonnais.
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.
| School | District | Students who did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Noel Levasseur Elementary School | Bourbonnais School District 53 | 75% |
| Alan B. Shepard Elementary School | Bourbonnais School District 53 | 71.7% |
| Shabbona Elementary School | Bourbonnais School District 53 | 65% |
| Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center | Bourbonnais School District 53 | 56.1% |
| Liberty Intermediate School | Bourbonnais School District 53 | 47.9% |
Information in this story was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
