Lake County Gazette

Results are in and 67% of Lake 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 Lake County rose by 3.8% 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%).

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Shiloh Park Middle School	98.7%	385
Elmwood Elementary School	98.4%	294
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy	98.2%	319
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	98.1%	258
Miguel Juarez Middle School	97.9%	653
Zion Central Middle School	97.9%	290
Neal Math Science Academy	96.5%	469
Howe Elementary School	96.2%	210
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	96.2%	240
Evelyn Alexander School	95.9%	73
Jack Benny Middle School	95.7%	525
Forrestal Elementary School	95.1%	82
Magee Middle School	95%	643
West Elementary School	94.9%	317
North Elementary School	94.6%	202
Robert E. Abbott Middle School	94.5%	630
Round Lake Middle School	94.4%	779
Oakdale Elementary School	94.3%	156
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	94.1%	321
Village Elementary School	94.1%	217
Beach Park Middle School	94.1%	708
Edith M. Smith Middle School	94%	477
Carman-Buckner Elementary School	93.5%	199
Indian Hill Elementary School	93.4%	257
Prairie Trail School	93%	404
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	91.9%	282
Learn 10 Charter School	91.7%	155
Kenneth Murphy School	90.5%	136
Gavin South Middle School	90.4%	282
Glen Flora Elementary School	90.3%	216
Clearview Elementary School	90.3%	174
Whittier Elementary School	89.8%	215
West Oak Intermediate School	89.2%	232
John R. Lewis Middle School	87.5%	730
Gavin Central Elementary School	87.3%	166
Washington Elementary School	87.2%	205
Glenwood Elementary School	86.3%	306
Newport Elementary School	86.2%	137
Viking School	85.6%	500
Grass Lake Elementary School	85.2%	115
Olive C. Martin School	84.3%	236
West Oak Middle School	84%	293
River Trail School	83.9%	305
Matthews Middle School	83.6%	487
Hyde Park Elementary School	82.9%	129
Mechanics Grove Elementary School	82%	500
Greenwood Elementary School	81%	121
Stanton School	80.8%	287
Big Hollow Middle School	80.4%	787
North Prairie Junior High School	80.3%	259
Lotus School	80.3%	122
Peter J. Palombi School	80.2%	798
Carl Sandburg Middle School	79.5%	529
Oak Crest School	78.5%	116
Westfield School	78.3%	111
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus	78.1%	305
Grayslake Middle School	78.1%	630
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus	77.4%	318
Wauconda Middle School	77.3%	519
Big Hollow Elementary School	76.4%	349
Woodland Middle School	76.4%	1,610
Park West School	76.2%	316
Woodland Intermediate School	76%	954
John S. Clark Elementary School	76%	121
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	75.9%	141
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	75.6%	181
B.J. Hooper Elementary School	74.4%	286
Avon Center Elementary School	74.3%	140
Frederick School	73.6%	603
William L. Thompson School	73.3%	229
Wauconda Grade School	71.5%	200
Antioch Upper Grade School	70.8%	882
Woodland Elementary School	70%	467
Hillcrest Elementary School	69.9%	298
Little Fort Elementary School	69.7%	238
Oak Terrace Elementary School	68.3%	195
W.C. Petty Elementary School	68.1%	220
Northwood Middle School	67.1%	529
H.R. McCall Elementary School	65.5%	171
Oakland Elementary School	64.6%	303
Fremont Junior High/Middle School	61.8%	752
Fremont Intermediate School	61.3%	645
Hawthorn Middle School South	59.2%	620
Hawthorn Middle School North	58.5%	594
Woodview School	57.5%	181
Prairieview School	56.5%	131
Robert Crown School	55.4%	421
Prairie Crossing Charter School	54%	280
Emmons Grade School	53.2%	199
Lake Bluff Elementary School	53%	270
North Barrington Elementary School	52.5%	200
Red Oak Elementary School	52%	100
Seth Paine Elementary School	51.7%	199
Roslyn Road Elementary School	50.8%	254
Millburn Middle School	50.5%	388
Lake Bluff Middle School	50%	286
Edgewood Middle School	49.8%	649
Millburn Elementary School	49.5%	372
Park East School	49%	145
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus	48.8%	685
Highland Middle School	48.6%	745
Isaac Fox Elementary School	48.2%	257
May Whitney Elementary School	48.2%	313
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus	47.9%	583
Meadowview School	47.6%	147
Hawthorn Elementary School South	46.9%	273
Cherokee Elementary School	46.6%	131
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	46.5%	200
Hawthorn Elementary School North	45.8%	247
Sarah Adams Elementary School	45.5%	178
Sherwood Elementary School	45.3%	172
Indian Trail Elementary School	44.6%	231
Tripp School	43.6%	117
Country Meadows Elementary School	41.8%	227
Rondout Elementary School	41.2%	97
Deer Path Middle School East	41.2%	340
Woodlawn Middle School	41.1%	608
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	41%	303
Butterfield School	40.4%	210
Earl Pritchett School	39.8%	118
Meridian School	39.2%	520
Walden Elementary School	39%	218
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	39%	167
Alan B. Shepard Middle School	38.8%	448
Aptakisic Junior High School	38.5%	817
Ivy Hall Elementary School	38.4%	284
Bannockburn School	38.4%	112
Deer Path Middle School West	38.4%	386
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	37.9%	195
Adler Park School	37.8%	122
Spencer Loomis Elementary School	36.9%	230
Ravinia Elementary School	36%	125
Kipling Elementary School	35.3%	221
Everett Elementary School	35.3%	147
Oak Grove Elementary School	34.9%	667
Rockland Elementary School	34.5%	148
Braeside Elementary School	34.1%	126
South Park Elementary School	33.5%	170
Charles J. Caruso Middle School	33%	430
Prairie Elementary School	33%	291
Copeland Manor Elementary School	32.3%	183
Twin Groves Middle School	31.7%	568
Wilmot Elementary School	31.2%	244
Sheridan Elementary School	27.9%	79
Half Day School	27.4%	597
Daniel Wright Junior High School	21.6%	755