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Did Park Forest School District 163 students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 school year Math tests?

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

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In the 2023-24 school year, 9.9% of the students in Park Forest School District 163 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 982 students in Park Forest School District 163 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 97 (9.9%) passed.

The percentage of Park Forest School District 163 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 2.9% compared to the previous school year.

Park Forest School District 163 roughly covers four schools within Cook County and has a main office in Park Forest.

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 (%)
Blackhawk Primary CenterPark Forest School District 16320.5%5.1%
Barack Obama School of Leadership And StemPark Forest School District 16310.3%0%
Mohawk Primary CenterPark Forest School District 1638.2%2.7%
Michelle Obama School of Technology and the ARTSPark Forest School District 1637.4%0.4%

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