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Did Summit Hill School District 161 students fail or pass their 2023-24 math tests?

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Jim Martin Board of Education President | Summit Hill school District 161

Jim Martin Board of Education President | Summit Hill school District 161

In the 2023-24 school year, 52.1% of Summit Hill School District 161 students failed the math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

These students did not meet the required standards of the math portion of the IAR compared to the 47.9% who did.

The total number Summit Hill School District 161 students who failed their math assessments fell by 2.6% from the previous school year.

Summit Hill School District 161 roughly covers 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.

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.

Will's Students Failure Rates in Math Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%62%75%61%74%55%73%52%72%Summit Hill School District 161Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in math During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Walker Intermediate SchoolSummit Hill School District 16167.9%
Dr. Julian Rogus SchoolSummit Hill School District 16149.3%
Summit Hill Junior High SchoolSummit Hill School District 16149%
Arbury Hills Elementary SchoolSummit Hill School District 16145.2%
Indian Trail Elementary SchoolSummit Hill School District 16131.3%
Frankfort Square Elementary SchoolSummit Hill School District 16129.8%

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