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In 2023-24 school year, 76% of Ridgeland School District 122 students failed math portion of IAR

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Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 76% of Ridgeland School District 122 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 24% who did.

The total number Ridgeland School District 122 students who failed their math assessments fell by 3% from the previous school year.

Ridgeland School District 122 roughly covers 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.

Cook's Students Failure Rates in Math Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%86%75%79%74%79%73%76%72%Ridgeland School District 122Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in math During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Simmons Middle SchoolRidgeland School District 12282.7%
Ernest F. Kolb Elementary SchoolRidgeland School District 12273.4%
George W. Lieb Elementary SchoolRidgeland School District 12273.3%
Harnew Elementary SchoolRidgeland School District 12267.5%
Columbus Manor Elementary SchoolRidgeland School District 12261.1%

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