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In 2023-24 school year, 44.1% of Libertyville School District 70 students failed math portion of IAR

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Stacey Bachar Asst. Supt. of Finance and Operations | Libertyville School District 70

Stacey Bachar Asst. Supt. of Finance and Operations | Libertyville School District 70

In the 2023-24 school year, 44.1% of Libertyville School District 70 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 55.9% who did.

The total number Libertyville School District 70 students who failed their math assessments grew by 1.3% from the previous school year.

Libertyville School District 70 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Libertyville.

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.

Lake's Students Failure Rates in Math Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%50%75%46%74%43%73%44%72%Libertyville School District 70Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in math During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Highland Middle SchoolLibertyville School District 7051.3%
Rockland Elementary SchoolLibertyville School District 7045.1%
Butterfield SchoolLibertyville School District 7038.2%
Copeland Manor Elementary SchoolLibertyville School District 7037%
Adler Park SchoolLibertyville School District 7020.6%

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