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Test expectations: How many Creston Community Consolidated School District 161 students failed to meet math IAR expectations in 2023-24 school year?

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Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

In the 2023-24 school year, 44.2% of Creston Community Consolidated School District 161 students failed the math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

These students did not meet the required standards of the math portion of the IAR compared to the 55.8% who did.

The total number Creston Community Consolidated School District 161 students who failed their math assessments fell by 11.3% from the previous school year.

Creston Community Consolidated School District 161 roughly covers schools within Ogle County and has a main office in Creston.

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.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

Ogle's Students Failure Rates in Math Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%56%75%47%74%56%73%44%72%Creston Community Consolidated School District 161Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in math During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Creston Elementary SchoolCreston Community Consolidated School District 16144.2%

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