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In 2023-24 school year, 85.8% of East Moline School District 37 students failed math portion of IAR

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Kristin Humphries Superintendent at East Moline School District 37 | Official Website

Kristin Humphries Superintendent at East Moline School District 37 | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 85.8% of East Moline School District 37 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 14.1% who did.

The total number East Moline School District 37 students who failed their math assessments fell by 1.8% from the previous school year.

East Moline School District 37 roughly covers schools within Rock Island County and has a main office in East Moline.

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.

Rock Island's Students Failure Rates in Math Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%91%75%89%74%88%73%86%72%East Moline School District 37Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in math During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Hillcrest Elementary SchoolEast Moline School District 3793.8%
Glenview Middle SchoolEast Moline School District 3786.6%
Wells Elementary SchoolEast Moline School District 3786.3%
Bowlesburg Elementary SchoolEast Moline School District 3779.8%
Ridgewood Elementary SchoolEast Moline School District 3778.7%

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