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Did Kewanee Community Unit School District 229 students fail or pass their 2023-24 math tests?

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

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

In the 2023-24 school year, 81.5% of Kewanee Community Unit School District 229 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 18.5% who did.

The total number Kewanee Community Unit School District 229 students who failed their math assessments fell by 4.2% from the previous school year.

Kewanee Community Unit School District 229 roughly covers schools within Henry County and has a main office in Kewanee.

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.

Recent IAR data shows that while Illinois students improved slightly in the test, math performance remains below pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, 28.4% of students met math benchmarks, compared to 31.8% in 2019. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity. 

The disparities were even more pronounced in math. White students achieved a proficiency rate of 38.7%, while Black students achieved 9.1% and Hispanic students 15.6%. Asian students achieved the highest proficiency rates in both subjects, hitting 68.2% in ELA and 61.4% in math.

Henry's Students Failure Rates in Math Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%91%75%86%74%86%73%82%72%Kewanee Community Unit School District 229Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in math During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Central Junior High SchoolKewanee Community Unit School District 22988.6%
Central Elementary SchoolKewanee Community Unit School District 22985.1%
Irving Elementary SchoolKewanee Community Unit School District 22979.9%
Neponset Grade SchoolKewanee Community Unit School District 22954.4%

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