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Mercer County School District 404: How many students failed math test in 2023-24 school year?

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | solutiontree.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | solutiontree.com

In the 2023-24 school year, 87.9% of Mercer County School District 404 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 12.2% who did.

The total number Mercer County School District 404 students who failed their math assessments fell by 0.2% from the previous school year.

Mercer County School District 404 roughly covers schools within Mercer County and has a main office in Aledo.

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.

Mercer's Students Failure Rates in Math Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%87%75%87%74%88%73%88%72%Mercer County School District 404Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in math During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Mercer County Junior High SchoolMercer County School District 40491.5%
Apollo Elementary SchoolMercer County School District 40485.6%
New Boston Elementary SchoolMercer County School District 40480.6%

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