Did Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 school year Math tests?

In the 2023-24 school year, 24.5% of the students in Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 3,656 students in Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 896 (24.5%) passed.

The percentage of Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 1% compared to the previous school year.

Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 roughly covers 12 schools within Cook County and has a main office in Wheeling.

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.

Recent IAR data shows that while Illinois students improved slightly in the test, math performance remains below pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, 28.4% of students met math benchmarks, compared to 31.8% in 2019. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity. 

The disparities were even more pronounced in math. White students achieved a proficiency rate of 38.7%, while Black students achieved 9.1% and Hispanic students 15.6%. Asian students achieved the highest proficiency rates in both subjects, hitting 68.2% in ELA and 61.4% in math.