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Did Riverside School District 96 students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 school year Math tests?

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Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

In the 2023-24 school year, 59.4% of the students in Riverside School District 96 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 1,112 students in Riverside School District 96 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 661 (59.4%) passed.

The percentage of Riverside School District 96 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 1% compared to the previous school year.

Riverside School District 96 roughly covers five schools within Cook County and has a main office in Riverside.

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 (%)
A.F. Ames Elementary SchoolRiverside School District 9646.6%22.1%
Blythe Park Elementary SchoolRiverside School District 9643.4%15.2%
Central Elementary SchoolRiverside School District 9642.6%26.1%
L.J. Hauser Junior High SchoolRiverside School District 9638.7%13.5%
Hollywood Elementary SchoolRiverside School District 9636.8%33.3%

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