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Joliet Public School District 86: How many students met or exceeded expectations in Math in 2023-24 school year?

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Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 10.9% of the students in Joliet Public School District 86 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 5,929 students in Joliet Public School District 86 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 646 (10.9%) passed.

The percentage of Joliet Public School District 86 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 1.1% compared to the previous school year.

Joliet Public School District 86 roughly covers 19 schools within Will County and has a main office in Joliet.

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.

Students Who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Math During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Eisenhower AcademyJoliet Public School District 8663.7%13.3%
Forest Park Individual Education SchoolJoliet Public School District 8623.4%0%
Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolJoliet Public School District 8621%0%
Taft Elementary SchoolJoliet Public School District 8613.8%0.5%
T.E. Culbertson Elementary SchoolJoliet Public School District 8613.2%1.1%
Gompers Junior High SchoolJoliet Public School District 869.8%0%
M.J. Cunningham Elementary SchoolJoliet Public School District 869.5%0.8%
Dirksen Junior High SchoolJoliet Public School District 869.1%0.5%
Woodland Elementary SchoolJoliet Public School District 869%0.5%
Hufford Junior High SchoolJoliet Public School District 868.5%1%
Washington Junior High and Academy ProgramJoliet Public School District 868.5%0.6%
Pershing Elementary SchoolJoliet Public School District 868.3%0%
Carl Sandburg Elementary SchoolJoliet Public School District 866.8%0%
Isaac Singleton Elementary SchoolJoliet Public School District 866.6%0%
Farragut Elementary SchoolJoliet Public School District 866.4%0%
Lynne Thigpen Elementary SchoolJoliet Public School District 865.9%0.3%
Edna Keith Elementary SchoolJoliet Public School District 865%0%
Sator Sanchez Elementary SchoolJoliet Public School District 863.8%0%
A.O. Marshall Elementary SchoolJoliet Public School District 863.4%0%

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