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Did Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 school year Math tests?

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Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 34.5% of the students in Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 7,045 students in Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 2,431 (34.5%) passed.

The percentage of Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 0.2% compared to the previous school year.

Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 roughly covers 19 schools within Cook County and has a main office in Palatine.

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.

Students Who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Math During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Marion Jordan Elementary SchoolPalatine Community Consolidated School District 1546.6%11.7%
Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolPalatine Community Consolidated School District 1544.5%15.5%
Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolPalatine Community Consolidated School District 1542.3%14.4%
Frank C. Whiteley Elementary SchoolPalatine Community Consolidated School District 1537.9%10.7%
Plum Grove Junior High SchoolPalatine Community Consolidated School District 1537.5%17.8%
Hunting Ridge Elementary SchoolPalatine Community Consolidated School District 1535.1%14.7%
Walter R. Sundling Junior High SchoolPalatine Community Consolidated School District 1532.2%6.4%
Stuart R. Paddock SchoolPalatine Community Consolidated School District 1529.6%5.5%
Central Road Elementary SchoolPalatine Community Consolidated School District 1527.3%2.9%
Winston Campus Elementary SchoolPalatine Community Consolidated School District 1524.4%6.9%
Willow Bend Elementary SchoolPalatine Community Consolidated School District 1524%4%
Virginia Lake Elementary SchoolPalatine Community Consolidated School District 1523.9%3.4%
Carl Sandburg Junior High SchoolPalatine Community Consolidated School District 1521.4%4.3%
Gray M. Sanborn Elementary SchoolPalatine Community Consolidated School District 1518.6%3.8%
Kimball Hill Elementary SchoolPalatine Community Consolidated School District 1518.4%1.7%
Lincoln Elementary SchoolPalatine Community Consolidated School District 1516.9%3.1%
Jane Addams Elementary SchoolPalatine Community Consolidated School District 1513%0%
Winston Campus Junior High SchoolPalatine Community Consolidated School District 1512.5%3.6%
Lake Louise Elementary SchoolPalatine Community Consolidated School District 158.9%1%

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