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28.2% of Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 students met or exceeded Math IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

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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, 28.2% of the students in Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 3,158 students in Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 891 (28.2%) passed.

The percentage of Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 0.5% compared to the previous school year.

Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 roughly covers nine schools within Kendall County and has a main office in Yorkville.

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 (%)
Circle Center Grade SchoolYorkville Community Unit School District 11541.1%9.9%
Bristol Bay Elementary SchoolYorkville Community Unit School District 11533.1%4.1%
Grande Reserve Elementary SchoolYorkville Community Unit School District 11526.2%3.4%
Autumn Creek Elementary SchoolYorkville Community Unit School District 11525.4%1.7%
Yorkville Middle SchoolYorkville Community Unit School District 11524.6%2.7%
Yorkville Grade SchoolYorkville Community Unit School District 11523.2%3.6%
Bristol Grade SchoolYorkville Community Unit School District 11520.5%2.3%
Yorkville Intermediate SchoolYorkville Community Unit School District 11519%1%

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