DeKalb Times

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%).

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	93.1%	158
Clinton Rosette Middle School	91.8%	558
Tyler Elementary School	91.7%	120
Founders Elementary School	88.9%	261
Cortland Elementary School	88.3%	249
Littlejohn Elementary School	87.7%	187
Lincoln Elementary School	85.5%	124
Huntley Middle School	85.1%	888
Hiawatha Junior/Senior High School	85%	93
Malta Elementary School	82.1%	145
Sandwich Middle School	78%	432
Sycamore Middle School	76.9%	721
Genoa-Kingston Middle School	76.9%	341
Indian Creek Middle School	76.7%	205
James R. Wood Elementary School	76%	108
Genoa Elementary School	75.7%	337
West Elementary School	75.6%	131
Hiawatha Elementary School Prek-5	75.6%	90
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School	73.9%	153
Herman E. Dummer School	73.2%	250
Southeast Elementary School	71.1%	159
Jefferson Elementary School	66.2%	148
Indian Creek Elementary School	66%	100
South Prairie Elementary School	60.9%	138
North Elementary School	57.3%	138
Lynn G. Haskin Elementary School	56.8%	44
North Grove Elementary School	56.8%	215
Somonauk Middle School	50.4%	232
Prairie View Elementary School	45.2%	42
W.W. Woodbury Elementary School	34.7%	46