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Test expectations: How many Diamond Lake School District 76 students failed to meet math IAR expectations in 2023-24 school year?

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Joy Hail President | Diamond Lake School District 76

Joy Hail President | Diamond Lake School District 76

In the 2023-24 school year, 85.9% of Diamond Lake School District 76 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 14.1% who did.

The total number Diamond Lake School District 76 students who failed their math assessments fell by 0.4% from the previous school year.

Diamond Lake School District 76 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Mundelein.

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%90%100%88%75%85%74%86%73%86%72%Diamond Lake School District 76Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in math During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
West Oak Intermediate SchoolDiamond Lake School District 7686.1%
West Oak Middle SchoolDiamond Lake School District 7685.6%

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