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

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Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

Results are in and 73.3% of Ogle 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 Ogle County rose by 1.6% 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%).

Ogle County's Students Failure Rates in mathematics Over 4 Years
2017-182019-202020-212021-220%20%40%60%80%64%64%68.2%68.2%72.5%72.5%74.8%74.8%71.9%71.9%74.5%74.5%73.3%73.3%72.9%72.9%CountyState

Ogle 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
Central Elementary School89.9%128
Tilton Elementary School88.1%319
Rochelle Middle School86.6%462
Aplington Middle School83.7%116
Meridian Junior High School81.7%301
Eswood C.C. Grade School76.5%47
Byron Middle School75.4%345
Forreston Junior/Senior High School69.3%179
Forreston Grade School69.1%149
Monroe Center Grade School66.8%319
Kings Elementary School62.9%54
Oregon Elementary School62.4%348
Centennial Elementary School59.1%110
Creston Elementary School55.5%54
Mary Morgan Elementary School50.3%318

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