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Analysis: 53.1 percent of DuPage County public high school students failed 2022 state Math exam

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More than 5 in 10 DuPage County public high school students aren't at grade level in Math.

That's according to a Will County Gazette analysis of 2022 test score data compiled by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

ISBE reports that last year, 53.1 percent of DuPage County's 11,301 public high school students failed the Math portion of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and have “minimal (or) incomplete… understanding of the knowledge and skills relative to Illinois Learning Standards.”

Students can achieve four proficiencies in their subjects (partially met, approaching, meets, and exceeds standards). This report concludes students who partially met or approached the standards have failed in the subject.

Addison Trail High School (80.7 percent), Fenton High School (80.7 percent), and Community High School (79.4 percent) had the highest failure rates in DuPage County. Neuqua Valley High School (30.9 percent) and Hinsdale Central High School (26.6 percent) had the lowest.

Of 23 DuPage County high schools, only 10 schools -- Wheaton North High School, Glenbard West High School, York Community High School, Waubonsie Valley High School, Metea Valley High School, Downers Grove North High School, Naperville North High School, Naperville Central High School, Neuqua Valley High School, and Hinsdale Central High School had passing rates of more than 50 percent.

County-wide, Math test failure rates rose from 46.3 percent in 2019 to 53.1 percent in 2022.

The failure rate increased at 23 DuPage County high schools in 2022, with the most significant increase happening at Lake Park High School (65.3 percent).

Failure rates rose the most in Coles County (82.7 percent), Mercer County (83.5 percent), Pope County (89.8 percent), Union County (91.3 percent), and Henderson County (92.2 percent).

No DuPage County high schools saw Math scores improve between 2019 and 2022.

Statewide, 70 percent of Illinois students failed the 2022 state Math exam, up from 64 percent in 2019.

The SAT test is administered to Illinois high school sophomores “to fulfill the requirement that students take an assessment for college and career readiness in order to receive a regular high school diploma.”

Math Failure Rates in DuPage County High Schools in 2022

High School# of StudentsFailing % in 2019Failing % in 2021Failing % in 2022
Addison Trail High School43479.2%75.6%80.7%
Fenton High School33169.9%80.1%80.7%
Community High School43572%79.5%79.4%
Glenbard East High School51566.9%69.4%71.9%
Willowbrook High School48860.2%65.2%68.9%
Lake Park High School59747%62%65.3%
Glenbard North High School52161.5%69.2%64.7%
Hinsdale South High School32353.3%57%60.4%
Downers Grove South High School62151.8%58.2%58.5%
Wheaton Warrenville South High School42350.1%57.4%56.8%
Lisle High School9745.7%62.6%56.7%
Westmont High School8846.7%50.5%54.6%
Glenbard South High School28350.5%54.9%53.3%
Wheaton North High School44745%49%49.9%
Glenbard West High School53445.8%47.6%49.4%
York Community High School63437%42.8%49.4%
Waubonsie Valley High School60048.3%51.4%49%
Metea Valley High School66439.1%45.3%45.4%
Downers Grove North High School51638.1%45.9%43.4%
Naperville North High School65134.3%38.5%41.7%
Naperville Central High School64430.5%41.4%38.3%
Neuqua Valley High School81525.4%36%30.9%
Hinsdale Central High School64020.8%28.5%26.6%

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