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In 2023-24 school year, 62.5% of Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 students failed math portion of IAR

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In the 2023-24 school year, 62.5% of Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 students failed the math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

These students did not meet the required standards of the math portion of the IAR compared to the 37.5% who did.

The total number Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 students who failed their math assessments fell by 0.2% from the previous school year.

Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Des Plaines.

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.

Cook's Students Failure Rates in Math Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%70%75%66%74%63%73%62%72%Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in math During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
North Elementary SchoolDes Plaines Community Consolidated School District 6279.2%
Orchard Place Elementary SchoolDes Plaines Community Consolidated School District 6275.9%
Chippewa Middle SchoolDes Plaines Community Consolidated School District 6268.7%
Central Elementary SchoolDes Plaines Community Consolidated School District 6266.4%
Plainfield Elementary SchoolDes Plaines Community Consolidated School District 6263.5%
South Elementary SchoolDes Plaines Community Consolidated School District 6263.3%
Algonquin Middle SchoolDes Plaines Community Consolidated School District 6261.1%
Forest Elementary SchoolDes Plaines Community Consolidated School District 6251.7%
Iroquois Community SchoolDes Plaines Community Consolidated School District 6250.2%
Terrace Elementary SchoolDes Plaines Community Consolidated School District 6246.1%
Cumberland Elementary SchoolDes Plaines Community Consolidated School District 6244.9%

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