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Did Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 students fail or pass their 2023-24 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, 65.1% of Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 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 34.8% who did.

The total number Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 students who failed their math assessments fell by 4.4% from the previous school year.

Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 roughly covers schools within Effingham County and has a main office in Beecher City.

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.

Effingham's Students Failure Rates in Math Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%61%75%60%74%70%73%65%72%Beecher City Community Unit School District 20Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in math During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Beecher City Junior/Senior High SchoolBeecher City Community Unit School District 2078.3%
Beecher City Grade SchoolBeecher City Community Unit School District 2053.1%

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