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Thursday, April 24, 2025

Test Expectations: How many students met or exceeded Math IAR expectations in Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C in 2023-24 school year?

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Nicole Swanberg | CC Coordinator | Frankfort School District 157-C website

Nicole Swanberg | CC Coordinator | Frankfort School District 157-C website

In the 2023-24 school year, 69.6% of the students in Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 1,832 students in Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 1,275 (69.6%) passed.

The percentage of Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 4% compared to the previous school year.

Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C roughly covers three schools within Will County and has a main office in Frankfort.

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 (%)
Hickory Creek Middle SchoolFrankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C48.4%25.5%
Chelsea Elementary SchoolFrankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C48%17%

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