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Did Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 school year Math tests?

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

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

In the 2023-24 school year, 31.7% of the students in Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 1,589 students in Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 504 (31.7%) passed.

The percentage of Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 1.8% compared to the previous school year.

Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 roughly covers seven schools within DeKalb County and has a main office in Sycamore.

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.

Recent IAR data shows that while Illinois students improved slightly in the test, math performance remains below pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, 28.4% of students met math benchmarks, compared to 31.8% in 2019. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity. 

The disparities were even more pronounced in math. White students achieved a proficiency rate of 38.7%, while Black students achieved 9.1% and Hispanic students 15.6%. Asian students achieved the highest proficiency rates in both subjects, hitting 68.2% in ELA and 61.4% in math.

Students Who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Math During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
North Elementary SchoolSycamore Community Unit School District 42744.6%0.7%
South Prairie Elementary SchoolSycamore Community Unit School District 42735.8%1.9%
North Grove Elementary SchoolSycamore Community Unit School District 42731.7%6.4%
Sycamore Middle SchoolSycamore Community Unit School District 42725.9%2.4%
Southeast Elementary SchoolSycamore Community Unit School District 42724%6.9%
West Elementary SchoolSycamore Community Unit School District 42718%2.7%

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