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New Lenox School District 122: How many students failed math test in 2023-24 school year?

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

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

In the 2023-24 school year, 52.8% of New Lenox School District 122 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 47.2% who did.

The total number New Lenox School District 122 students who failed their math assessments fell by 0.7% from the previous school year.

New Lenox School District 122 roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in New Lenox.

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%59%75%60%74%54%73%53%72%New Lenox School District 122Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in math During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Oster-Oakview SchoolNew Lenox School District 12264%
Haines Elementary SchoolNew Lenox School District 12255.1%
Alex M. Martino Junior High SchoolNew Lenox School District 12254.6%
Liberty Junior High SchoolNew Lenox School District 12253.8%
Arnold J. Tyler SchoolNew Lenox School District 12252.6%
Spencer Pointe SchoolNew Lenox School District 12251.3%
Spencer Crossing Intermediate SchoolNew Lenox School District 12250.7%
Nelson Ridge SchoolNew Lenox School District 12250.6%
Nelson Prairie SchoolNew Lenox School District 12247.3%
Bentley Elementary SchoolNew Lenox School District 12246%

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