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Did Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 students fail or pass their 2023-24 math tests?

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Dr. Jeni Gotto Superintendent of Schools | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60

Dr. Jeni Gotto Superintendent of Schools | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60

In the 2023-24 school year, 89.1% of Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 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 10.8% who did.

The total number Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 students who failed their math assessments fell by 0.7% from the previous school year.

Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Waukegan.

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.

Lake's Students Failure Rates in Math Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%92%75%90%74%90%73%89%72%Waukegan Community Unit School District 60Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in math During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Miguel Juarez Middle SchoolWaukegan Community Unit School District 6097.6%
Robert E. Abbott Middle SchoolWaukegan Community Unit School District 6095.3%
Clearview Elementary SchoolWaukegan Community Unit School District 6094.9%
Edith M. Smith Middle SchoolWaukegan Community Unit School District 6094.3%
Jack Benny Middle SchoolWaukegan Community Unit School District 6094.3%
Whittier Elementary SchoolWaukegan Community Unit School District 6093.5%
Oakdale Elementary SchoolWaukegan Community Unit School District 6093.3%
North Elementary SchoolWaukegan Community Unit School District 6092.3%
Lyon Magnet Elementary SchoolWaukegan Community Unit School District 6091.4%
Glen Flora Elementary SchoolWaukegan Community Unit School District 6091.1%
Carman-Buckner Elementary SchoolWaukegan Community Unit School District 6090.3%
John R. Lewis Middle SchoolWaukegan Community Unit School District 6087.1%
Glenwood Elementary SchoolWaukegan Community Unit School District 6086.8%
Hyde Park Elementary SchoolWaukegan Community Unit School District 6085.1%
Washington Elementary SchoolWaukegan Community Unit School District 6084.7%
H.R. McCall Elementary SchoolWaukegan Community Unit School District 6075%
Little Fort Elementary SchoolWaukegan Community Unit School District 6071.7%
John S. Clark Elementary SchoolWaukegan Community Unit School District 6070.4%
Greenwood Elementary SchoolWaukegan Community Unit School District 6069.1%
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary SchoolWaukegan Community Unit School District 6066.2%

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