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Lee County students and their mathematics performance in 2022-23

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

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Results are in and 78.9% of Lee 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 Lee County rose by 5.4% 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%).

Lee County's Students Failure Rates in mathematics Over 4 Years
2017-182019-202020-212021-220%20%40%60%80%100%80.7%80.7%68.2%68.2%84.8%84.8%74.8%74.8%82.5%82.5%74.5%74.5%79%79%72.9%72.9%CountyState

Lee 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
Jefferson Elementary School85.1%162
Madison School83%364
Paw Paw Elementary School82.7%29
Reagan Middle School81.2%545
Paw Paw Junior High School80%35
Amboy Junior High School79.3%212
Ashton-Franklin Center High School78.6%70
Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School78.1%151
Steward Elementary School63.1%46
Amboy Central Elementary School49.5%103

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