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Test expectations: How many Matteson Elementary School District 162 students failed to meet math IAR expectations in 2023-24 school year?

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

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In the 2023-24 school year, 85.5% of Matteson Elementary School District 162 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 14.4% who did.

The total number Matteson Elementary School District 162 students who failed their math assessments fell by 2.3% from the previous school year.

Matteson Elementary School District 162 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Richton Park.

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.

Cook's Students Failure Rates in Math Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%89%75%87%74%88%73%86%72%Matteson Elementary School District 162Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in math During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Illinois SchoolMatteson Elementary School District 16289%
O.W. Huth Middle SchoolMatteson Elementary School District 16287.5%
Indiana Elementary SchoolMatteson Elementary School District 16285.9%
Sauk Elementary SchoolMatteson Elementary School District 16283.3%
Arcadia Elementary SchoolMatteson Elementary School District 16282.5%
Matteson Elementary SchoolMatteson Elementary School District 16281.9%

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