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How many Kankakee County students failed their Mathematics IAR during 2021-22?

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Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center Principal Mr. Jeremy Outsen (2023) | Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center

Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center Principal Mr. Jeremy Outsen (2023) | Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center

Results are in and 80.3% of Kankakee County students failed the Mathematics portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of students who failed their Mathematics assessment in Kankakee County was unchanged from compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 95.8% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Monroe County had the highest success rate across the state, with 43.1% of its students passing the Mathematics portion of the IAR.

The IAR measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing in meeting the English Language Arts and Mathematics standards set by the state.

Based on their reading scores on the NAEP, public school students from Illinois managed to stay relatively on par with the national level, according to the National Center for Education and Statistics.

Assessment participation rates in 2023 are at or above the 95% testing threshold, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Kankakee County's Students Failure Rates in Mathematics Over 3 Years
2017-182019-202020-210%20%40%60%80%100%76.9%76.9%68.2%68.2%82.6%82.6%74.8%74.8%80.3%80.3%74.6%74.6%CountyState

Kankakee County Schools Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in Mathematics During 2021-22 School Year
SchoolStudents who did not meet standards (%)Total students tested
Steuben Elementary School98.5%65
Edison Primary School98%99
Taft Primary School96.3%27
Kankakee Junior High School95.1%590
King Middle Grade School94.4%359
Je-Neir Elementary School92.5%120
Bradley Central Middle School91%433
John Kennedy Middle Grade School89.9%475
Lorenzo R. Smith Elementary School89.8%98
St. Anne Elementary School86.9%175
Mark Twain Primary School85.7%21
Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary School85.2%256
Grant Park Elementary School79.7%177
Momence Junior High School79%262
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center78.1%503
Bradley West Elementary School77.2%355
Alan B. Shepard Elementary School75.3%85
Manteno Middle School75.1%526
Limestone Middle School70.6%506
Liberty Intermediate School70.3%717
Shabbona Elementary School68.9%61
St. George Elementary School67.2%244
Manteno Elementary School67%261
Noel Levasseur Elementary School61.3%75
Herscher Intermediate School60.3%229

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