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74.6% of Sunset Ridge School District 29 students met or exceeded Math IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 74.6% of the students in Sunset Ridge School District 29 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 307 students in Sunset Ridge School District 29 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 229 (74.6%) passed.

The percentage of Sunset Ridge School District 29 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 4.2% compared to the previous school year.

Sunset Ridge School District 29 roughly covers two schools within Cook County and has a main office in Northfield.

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.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

Students Who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Math During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Sunset Ridge Elementary SchoolSunset Ridge School District 2951.9%25.1%
Middlefork Primary SchoolSunset Ridge School District 2943.8%21.9%

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