Kane County Reporter

Results are in and 73.7% of Kane County students failed the mathematics portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of students who failed their mathematics assessment in Kane County rose by 4.4% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 97.5% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Woodford County had the highest success rate across the state, with 46.8% of its students passing the mathematics portion of the IAR.

The IAR measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing in meeting the English Language Arts and Mathematics standards set by the state.

According to recent IAR data, the average ELA proficiency rate for Illinois students was 35.4% in 2023, while the math proficiency rate stood at 27.1%. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity.

White students demonstrated higher proficiency rates in both ELA and math compared to Black and Hispanic students. The ELA proficiency rate for white students was 45.6%, around twice higher than that of Black students (17%) and Hispanic students (23.3%).

The gap was even worse in math, with white students achieving a 37% proficiency rate, nearly five times higher than Black students (7.9%) and over twice higher than Hispanic students (14.4%).

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Oak Park Elementary School	98.7%	148
Edna Rollins Elementary School	98%	197
Rose E. Krug Elementary School	97.5%	124
K.D. Waldo Middle School	97.3%	815
John Gates Elementary School	96.8%	188
Greenman Elementary School	96.4%	247
Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School	95.7%	281
L.D. Brady Elementary School	95.6%	137
Perry Elementary School	95.6%	114
Henry W. Cowherd Middle School	95.5%	814
C.F. Simmons Middle School	95.3%	745
Carpentersville Middle School	95.1%	1,128
Hill Elementary School	94.9%	271
Abbott Middle School	94.7%	521
C.M. Bardwell Elementary School	94.6%	321
Nicholson Elementary School	94.6%	128
Mabel O. Donnell Elementary School	94%	133
Kimball Middle School	93.9%	492
Channing Memorial Elementary School	93.7%	175
Meadowdale Elementary School	93.1%	232
G.N. Dieterich Elementary School	92.8%	194
Olney C. Allen Elementary School	92.8%	332
McCleery Elementary School	92.4%	250
Century Oaks Elementary School	92.2%	258
Harriet Gifford Elementary School	91.7%	228
Garfield Elementary School	91.3%	161
Ronald D.O. Neal Elementary School	91.1%	248
Larsen Middle School	90.3%	585
Highland Elementary School	90.1%	320
Hall Elementary School	89.8%	283
Ellis Middle School	89.7%	509
Coleman Elementary School	89.5%	360
Smith Elementary School	89.3%	176
Lowrie Elementary School	88.8%	214
McKinley Elementary School	88.8%	198
Washington Middle School	87.9%	637
Beaupre Elementary School	87.8%	82
Jefferson Middle School	87.1%	573
Hillcrest Elementary School	86.9%	236
Schneider Elementary School	86.6%	171
Lakewood School	86.5%	350
Washington Elementary School	86.4%	220
Goodwin Elementary School	86.2%	153
Creekside Elementary School	85.5%	248
Willard Elementary School	85.1%	214
Golfview Elementary School	83.8%	185
Herget Middle School	83.2%	569
Parkview Elementary School	82.9%	152
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School	82.6%	143
Freeman Elementary School	82.5%	251
Sunny Hill Elementary School	80.1%	171
Jewel Middle School	79.2%	574
Hampshire Middle School	77.8%	783
Clinton Elementary School	77.7%	301
Kenyon Woods Middle School	76.6%	890
Fearn Elementary School	76.6%	252
Otter Creek Elementary School	76.4%	216
Kaneland Harter Middle School	76.1%	860
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School	75.3%	255
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy	75.2%	278
C.I. Johnson Elementary School	75%	327
Cambridge Lakes Charter School	74.6%	394
Kaneland McDole Elementary School	73.8%	199
Fox Meadow Elementary School	72.6%	318
Dundee Middle School	72.4%	1,091
Kaneland John Shields Elementary School	71.2%	205
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School	69.3%	192
Gary D. Wright Elementary School	68.3%	322
Harrison Street Elementary School	68.3%	199
Prairie View Grade School	68.1%	363
Howard B. Thomas Grade School	67.6%	280
Western Avenue Elementary School	66.9%	166
Westfield Community School	65.7%	1,116
Geneva Middle School North	65.4%	595
Liberty Elementary School	64.3%	370
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary	62.8%	226
Dundee Highlands Elementary School	62.7%	166
Alice Gustafson Elementary School	61.5%	200
Sam Rotolo Middle School	60.4%	1,127
Country Trails Elementary School	59.5%	314
Hampshire Elementary School	59.4%	207
Geneva Middle School South	59.3%	582
Lincoln Elementary School	58.3%	79
Gilberts Elementary School	57.3%	318
Mill Creek School	57.1%	231
Algonquin Lakes Elementary School	57%	193
Anderson Elementary School	57%	214
J.B. Nelson Elementary School	55.1%	194
Richmond Intermediate School	54.9%	361
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	54.7%	161
Prairie Knolls Middle School	54.6%	787
Munhall Elementary School	51.5%	266
Heartland Elementary School	50.8%	177
Central Middle School	48.6%	395
H.C. Storm Elementary School	47.4%	167
Thompson Middle School	46.7%	1,227
Williamsburg Elementary School	45.8%	234
Lily Lake Grade School	42.9%	135
Hoover Wood Elementary School	42.7%	166
Louise White Elementary School	40.7%	177
Wredling Middle School	40.6%	1,353
Wasco Elementary School	40.5%	247
Grace McWayne Elementary School	40.4%	156
Fabyan Elementary School	40%	110
Wild Rose Elementary School	36%	273
Corron Elementary School	35.4%	283
Ferson Creek School	35.1%	285
Bell-Graham Elementary School	31.3%	246