Quantcast

Lake County Gazette

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Test expectations: How many Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 students failed to meet math IAR expectations in 2023-24 school year?

Webp j5xfxiv093fv2jz3e38kudlypsth

Dr. David Wilm Superintendent at Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 | Official Website

Dr. David Wilm Superintendent at Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 67.4% of Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 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 32.6% who did.

The total number Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 students who failed their math assessments fell by 4.7% from the previous school year.

Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Wauconda.

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%79%75%78%74%72%73%67%72%Wauconda Community Unit School District 118Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in math During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Matthews Middle SchoolWauconda Community Unit School District 11878.6%
Wauconda Middle SchoolWauconda Community Unit School District 11871.4%
Cotton Creek SchoolWauconda Community Unit School District 11864%
Wauconda Grade SchoolWauconda Community Unit School District 11862.3%
Robert Crown SchoolWauconda Community Unit School District 11855.7%

MORE NEWS