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How many Will County students failed their math exams in 2023?

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

More than 6 in 10 Will County public high school students aren't at grade level in math.

That's according to a Will County Gazette analysis of 2023 test score data compiled by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

ISBE reports that last year, 60.7% of Will County's 1,449 public high school students — approximately 879 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.

Out of the two Will County schools, Lockport Township High School East (65.5%) had the highest failure rate in the county. Lincoln-Way Central High School (50.5%) had the lowest.

Countywide, math test failure rates fell from 94.8% in 2021 to 60.7% in 2023.

Statewide, failure rates increased the most in Wayne County, Greene County, Sangamon County, Pike County, and Pulaski County, where the percentage of students who failed the math exam rose to 74.1%, 86.4%, 95.6%, 96.7%, and 100%, respectively.

Lincoln-Way Central High School and Lockport Township High School East were the Will County high schools to see math scores improve between 2021 and 2023.

Statewide, 75.6% of Illinois students failed the 2023 state math exam, up from 64% in 2021.

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 Will County High Schools in 2023

High School# of StudentsFailing % in 2021Failing % in 2022Failing % in 2023
Lockport Township High School East97895.4%95.4%65.5%
Lincoln-Way Central High School47193.1%94.2%50.5%

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