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In 2023-24 school year, 34.1% of Avoca School District 37 students failed math portion of IAR

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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, 34.1% of Avoca School District 37 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 65.9% who did.

The total number Avoca School District 37 students who failed their math assessments grew by 0.2% from the previous school year.

Avoca School District 37 roughly covers 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.

Cook's Students Failure Rates in Math Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%38%75%34%74%34%73%34%72%Avoca School District 37Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in math During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Avoca West Elementary SchoolAvoca School District 3734.6%
Marie Murphy SchoolAvoca School District 3733.6%

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