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Sunday, May 4, 2025

Did Aurora East Unit School District 131 students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 school year Math tests?

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Dr. Jennifer Norrell Superintendent at East Aurora School District 131 | Official Website

Dr. Jennifer Norrell Superintendent at East Aurora School District 131 | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 8.4% of the students in Aurora East Unit School District 131 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 5,050 students in Aurora East Unit School District 131 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 424 (8.4%) passed.

The percentage of Aurora East Unit School District 131 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 1.2% compared to the previous school year.

Aurora East Unit School District 131 roughly covers 18 schools within Kane County and has a main office in Aurora.

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 (%)
C.I. Johnson Elementary SchoolAurora East Unit School District 13136.4%6.7%
Fred Rodgers Magnet AcademyAurora East Unit School District 13129.1%2.5%
C.F. Simmons Middle SchoolAurora East Unit School District 1317.7%0.1%
Rose E. Krug Elementary SchoolAurora East Unit School District 1317.7%0%
L.D. Brady Elementary SchoolAurora East Unit School District 1316.7%0%
Henry W. Cowherd Middle SchoolAurora East Unit School District 1315.8%0%
Beaupre Elementary SchoolAurora East Unit School District 1315.7%0%
Olney C. Allen Elementary SchoolAurora East Unit School District 1314.8%0%
Mabel O. Donnell Elementary SchoolAurora East Unit School District 1314.5%0%
Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary SchoolAurora East Unit School District 1313.9%0%
G.N. Dieterich Elementary SchoolAurora East Unit School District 1313.5%0%
K.D. Waldo Middle SchoolAurora East Unit School District 1313.4%0.4%
Edna Rollins Elementary SchoolAurora East Unit School District 1313%0%
John Gates Elementary SchoolAurora East Unit School District 1312.9%0%
C.M. Bardwell Elementary SchoolAurora East Unit School District 1312.6%0%
Oak Park Elementary SchoolAurora East Unit School District 1311.9%0%

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