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Did Fulton County students fail or pass their 2022-23 mathematics tests?

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Results are in and 82.3% of Fulton 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 Fulton County rose by 0.6% 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%).

Fulton County's Students Failure Rates in mathematics Over 4 Years
2017-182019-202020-212021-220%20%40%60%80%100%77.3%77.3%68.2%68.2%84.1%84.1%74.8%74.8%83.1%83.1%74.5%74.5%82.3%82.3%72.9%72.9%CountyState

Fulton 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
VIT Elementary School96.4%82
Astoria Junior High School89.7%68
Cuba Elementary School87.8%66
Cuba Middle School87%85
Lewistown Junior/Senior High School85.8%92
Central Elementary School85.7%154
Abingdon-Avon Middle School85.1%195
VIT Junior High School84.6%71
Ingersoll Middle School81.5%616
Lincoln Elementary School80.3%86
Eastview Elementary School79.6%108
Westview Elementary School77.9%122
Spoon River Valley Junior High School66.6%51
Spoon River Valley Elementary School65.2%46
Astoria Elementary School58.5%41

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