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Did Chicago Ridge School District 127-5 students fail or pass their 2023-24 math tests?

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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, 85.5% of Chicago Ridge School District 127-5 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 14.5% who did.

The total number Chicago Ridge School District 127-5 students who failed their math assessments fell by 1.1% from the previous school year.

Chicago Ridge School District 127-5 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Chicago Ridge.

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%87%75%89%74%87%73%86%72%Chicago Ridge School District 127-5Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in math During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Elden D. Finley Junior High SchoolChicago Ridge School District 127-587.1%
Ridge Central Elementary SchoolChicago Ridge School District 127-585.4%
Ridge Lawn Elementary SchoolChicago Ridge School District 127-582.5%

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