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Wednesday, May 7, 2025

In 2023-24 school year, 73.6% of Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 students failed math portion of IAR

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Dr. Todd Leden Superintendent at Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 | Official Website

Dr. Todd Leden Superintendent at Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 73.6% of Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 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 26.5% who did.

The total number Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 students who failed their math assessments grew by 0.9% from the previous school year.

Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 roughly covers schools within Kane County and has a main office in Maple Park.

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.

Kane's Students Failure Rates in Math Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%74%75%71%74%73%73%74%72%Kaneland Community Unit School District 302Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in math During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Kaneland John Shields Elementary SchoolKaneland Community Unit School District 30275.1%
Kaneland Harter Middle SchoolKaneland Community Unit School District 30273.9%
Kaneland McDole Elementary SchoolKaneland Community Unit School District 30273.2%
Kaneland Blackberry Creek ElementaryKaneland Community Unit School District 30271.7%
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary SchoolKaneland Community Unit School District 30271.3%

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