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65.9% of Avoca School District 37 students met or exceeded Math IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | solutiontree.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | solutiontree.com

In the 2023-24 school year, 65.9% of the students in Avoca School District 37 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 443 students in Avoca School District 37 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 292 (65.9%) passed.

The percentage of Avoca School District 37 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 3.4% compared to the previous school year.

Avoca School District 37 roughly covers two schools within Cook County and has a main office in Wilmette.

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 (%)
Marie Murphy SchoolAvoca School District 3744.7%21.7%
Avoca West Elementary SchoolAvoca School District 3740.9%24.5%

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