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Test expectations: How many Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 students failed to meet math IAR expectations in 2023-24 school year?

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Kelly Gosch Director of Student Services | Somonauk Community Unit School District 432

Kelly Gosch Director of Student Services | Somonauk Community Unit School District 432

In the 2023-24 school year, 64.5% of Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 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 35.5% who did.

The total number Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 students who failed their math assessments grew by 6% from the previous school year.

Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 roughly covers schools within DeKalb County and has a main office in Somonauk.

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.

DeKalb's Students Failure Rates in Math Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%64%75%64%74%58%73%64%72%Somonauk Community Unit School District 432Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in math During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
James R. Wood Elementary SchoolSomonauk Community Unit School District 43287.2%
Somonauk Middle SchoolSomonauk Community Unit School District 43253.4%

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