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45% of Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 students met or exceeded Math IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

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

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

In the 2023-24 school year, 45% of the students in Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 523 students in Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 235 (45%) passed.

The percentage of Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 1.2% compared to the previous school year.

Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 roughly covers two schools within St. Clair County and has a main office in Freeburg.

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 (%)
Freeburg Elementary SchoolFreeburg Community Consolidated School District 7040.2%4.8%

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