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Did North Shore School District 112 students fail or pass their 2023-24 math tests?

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Lisa Hirsh Board President | North Shore School District 112

Lisa Hirsh Board President | North Shore School District 112

In the 2023-24 school year, 48.6% of North Shore School District 112 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 51.5% who did.

The total number North Shore School District 112 students who failed their math assessments fell by 3.3% from the previous school year.

North Shore School District 112 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Highland Park.

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%55%75%53%74%52%73%49%72%North Shore School District 112Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in math During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Oak Terrace Elementary SchoolNorth Shore School District 11264.3%
Northwood Middle SchoolNorth Shore School District 11260.2%
Red Oak Elementary SchoolNorth Shore School District 11253.3%
Edgewood Middle SchoolNorth Shore School District 11249.8%
Indian Trail Elementary SchoolNorth Shore School District 11242.6%
Sherwood Elementary SchoolNorth Shore School District 11240.6%
Braeside Elementary SchoolNorth Shore School District 11235.4%
Wayne Thomas Elementary SchoolNorth Shore School District 11234%
Ravinia Elementary SchoolNorth Shore School District 11229.3%

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