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33.2% of Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 students met or exceeded Math IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

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Maria Treto-French Assistant Superintendent/CSBO | Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34

Maria Treto-French Assistant Superintendent/CSBO | Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34

In the 2023-24 school year, 33.2% of the students in Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 1,715 students in Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 569 (33.2%) passed.

The percentage of Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 2.1% compared to the previous school year.

Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 roughly covers four schools within Lake County and has a main office in Antioch.

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.

Students Who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Math During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Oakland Elementary SchoolAntioch Community Consolidated School District 3434.4%8.8%
W.C. Petty Elementary SchoolAntioch Community Consolidated School District 3430%3.4%
Antioch Upper Grade SchoolAntioch Community Consolidated School District 3428.8%3.4%
Hillcrest Elementary SchoolAntioch Community Consolidated School District 3424.6%2.6%

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