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Sunday, June 1, 2025

Did Fairmont School District 89 students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 school year Math tests?

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In the 2023-24 school year, 13% of the students in Fairmont School District 89 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 169 students in Fairmont School District 89 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 22 (13%) passed.

The percentage of Fairmont School District 89 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 0.6% compared to the previous school year.

Fairmont School District 89 roughly covers one school within Will County and has a main office in Lockport.

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.

Students Who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Math During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Fairmont SchoolFairmont School District 8912.4%0.6%

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