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Iroquois County: How many students failed their mathematics test in 2022-23 school year?

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Results are in and 68.7% of Iroquois County students failed the mathematics portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of students who failed their mathematics assessment in Iroquois County rose by 6.5% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 97.5% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Woodford County had the highest success rate across the state, with 46.8% 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.

According to recent IAR data, the average ELA proficiency rate for Illinois students was 35.4% in 2023, while the math proficiency rate stood at 27.1%. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity.

White students demonstrated higher proficiency rates in both ELA and math compared to Black and Hispanic students. The ELA proficiency rate for white students was 45.6%, around twice higher than that of Black students (17%) and Hispanic students (23.3%).

The gap was even worse in math, with white students achieving a 37% proficiency rate, nearly five times higher than Black students (7.9%) and over twice higher than Hispanic students (14.4%).

Iroquois County's Students Failure Rates in mathematics Over 4 Years
2017-182019-202020-212021-220%20%40%60%80%70.2%70.2%68.2%68.2%74.5%74.5%74.8%74.8%73%73%74.5%74.5%68.7%68.7%72.9%72.9%CountyState

Iroquois County Schools Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in mathematics During 2022-23 School Year
SchoolStudents who did not meet standards (%)Total students tested
John L. Nash Middle School79.3%276
Crescent City Grade School74.4%43
Iroquois West Middle School74.3%195
Milford Grade School West Campus74.2%198
Cissna Park Elementary School73.1%63
Watseka Junior High School72.8%195
Cissna Park Junior High School68%53
Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville64.6%127
Donovan Junior High School60.7%56
Donovan Elementary School55.9%59
Chebanse Elementary School47.6%122
Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman28.4%53

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John L. Nash Middle School• Cissna Park Elementary School• Crescent City Grade School• Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville• Donovan Elementary School• Donovan Junior High School• Iroquois West Middle School• Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman• Milford Grade School West Campus• Chebanse Elementary School

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