Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
These students did not meet the required standards of the math portion of the IAR compared to the 14.7% who did.
The total number Pekin Public School District 108 students who failed their math assessments fell by 0.4% from the previous school year.
Pekin Public School District 108 roughly covers schools within Tazewell County and has a main office in Pekin.
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.
| School | District | Students who did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Dirksen Primary School | Pekin Public School District 108 | 94.5% |
| Wilson Intermediate School | Pekin Public School District 108 | 89.9% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Pekin Public School District 108 | 89.4% |
| Washington Intermediate School | Pekin Public School District 108 | 86.9% |
| Broadmoor Junior High School | Pekin Public School District 108 | 85.4% |
| Willow Elementary School | Pekin Public School District 108 | 81.5% |
| Edison Junior High School | Pekin Public School District 108 | 80.7% |
| C.B. Smith Elementary School | Pekin Public School District 108 | 77.6% |
| L.E. Starke Elementary School | Pekin Public School District 108 | 74% |
| Scott Altman Primary School | Pekin Public School District 108 | 54.3% |
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