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Test Expectations: How many DeKalb County students failed to meet mathematics expectations in 2022-23 school year?

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Assistant Principal Melissa Frankel | Official Website

Assistant Principal Melissa Frankel | Official Website

Results are in and 77.7% of DeKalb County students failed the mathematics portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of students who failed their mathematics assessment in DeKalb County rose by 1.5% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 97.5% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Woodford County had the highest success rate across the state, with 46.8% of its students passing the mathematics portion of the IAR.

The IAR measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing in meeting the English Language Arts and Mathematics standards set by the state.

According to recent IAR data, the average ELA proficiency rate for Illinois students was 35.4% in 2023, while the math proficiency rate stood at 27.1%. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity.

White students demonstrated higher proficiency rates in both ELA and math compared to Black and Hispanic students. The ELA proficiency rate for white students was 45.6%, around twice higher than that of Black students (17%) and Hispanic students (23.3%).

The gap was even worse in math, with white students achieving a 37% proficiency rate, nearly five times higher than Black students (7.9%) and over twice higher than Hispanic students (14.4%).

DeKalb County's Students Failure Rates in mathematics Over 4 Years
2017-182019-202020-212021-220%20%40%60%80%100%71.1%71.1%68.2%68.2%79.8%79.8%74.8%74.8%78.8%78.8%74.5%74.5%77.7%77.7%72.9%72.9%CountyState

DeKalb County Schools Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in mathematics During 2022-23 School Year
SchoolStudents who did not meet standards (%)Total students tested
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School93.1%158
Clinton Rosette Middle School91.8%558
Tyler Elementary School91.7%120
Founders Elementary School88.9%261
Cortland Elementary School88.3%249
Littlejohn Elementary School87.7%187
Lincoln Elementary School85.5%124
Huntley Middle School85.1%888
Hiawatha Junior/Senior High School85%93
Malta Elementary School82.1%145
Sandwich Middle School78%432
Sycamore Middle School76.9%721
Genoa-Kingston Middle School76.9%341
Indian Creek Middle School76.7%205
James R. Wood Elementary School76%108
Genoa Elementary School75.7%337
West Elementary School75.6%131
Hiawatha Elementary School Prek-575.6%90
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School73.9%153
Herman E. Dummer School73.2%250
Southeast Elementary School71.1%159
Jefferson Elementary School66.2%148
Indian Creek Elementary School66%100
South Prairie Elementary School60.9%138
North Elementary School57.3%138
Lynn G. Haskin Elementary School56.8%44
North Grove Elementary School56.8%215
Somonauk Middle School50.4%232
Prairie View Elementary School45.2%42
W.W. Woodbury Elementary School34.7%46

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