How many Bureau County students failed their mathematics IAR during 2022-23?

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By Illinois Valley Times

Aug 7, 2024

Results are in and 78.9% of Bureau 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 Bureau County rose by 1.8% 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%).

Bureau County's Students Failure Rates in mathematics Over 4 Years

Bureau County Schools Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in mathematics During 2022-23 School Year

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
DePue Elementary School	93.5%	124
Allen Grade School	91.3%	46
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	88.1%	347
La Moille Junior/Senior High School	84%	25
Logan Junior High School	83.3%	418
Ladd Community Consolidated School	77.6%	116
Ohio Community Consolidated Grade School	76.8%	43
Dalzell Grade School	72.9%	37
Malden Grade School	71.7%	53
Bureau Valley Elementary and Junior High School	70.2%	296
Bureau Valley North School	69.9%	73
Lincoln Elementary School	69.4%	216
Neponset Grade School	58.3%	72