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Test Expectations: How many students met or exceeded Math IAR expectations in Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 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, 28.6% of the students in Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 2,083 students in Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 596 (28.6%) passed.

The percentage of Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 4.3% compared to the previous school year.

Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 roughly covers six schools within Cook County and has a main office in Oak Lawn.

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 (%)
Kolmar Avenue Elementary SchoolOak Lawn-Hometown School District 12335.3%2.7%
Sward Elementary SchoolOak Lawn-Hometown School District 12329.3%3.4%
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle SchoolOak Lawn-Hometown School District 12326.4%2.6%
J.M. Hannum Elementary SchoolOak Lawn-Hometown School District 12325.8%2.9%
Hometown Elementary SchoolOak Lawn-Hometown School District 12321.1%0.6%
J. Covington Elementary SchoolOak Lawn-Hometown School District 12318.1%2.2%

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