Jack Andrews Principal at Addison Trail High School | Official Website
Jack Andrews Principal at Addison Trail High School | Official Website
That's according to an analysis from DuPage Policy Journal of test scores compiled by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
ISBE reports that in the 2023-24 school year, 58.9% of DuPage County's 10,974 public high school students—approximately 6,463 students—failed the math portion of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and have “minimal (or) incomplete understanding of the knowledge and skills relative to Illinois Learning Standards.”
Students can achieve four proficiencies in their subjects: partially met, approaching, meets, and exceeds standards. This report concludes students who partially met or approached the standards have failed in the subject.
Addison Trail High School (83.9%), Community High School (81.8%), and Fenton High School (81.6%) had the highest failure rate in DuPage County, and Naperville Central High School (43.2%) and Hinsdale Central High School (32.1%) had the lowest.
Out of the 23 high schools in DuPage County, only five schools had a passing rate above 50%.
Countywide, math test failure rates rose from 58.1% in the 2022-23 school year to 58.9% in the 2023-24 school year.
Failure rates increased at 12 DuPage County high schools in the 2023-24 school year, with the most significant increase happening at Westmont High School, where the rate jumped from 45% to 55.6%.
Statewide, failure rates were highest in Bureau County, Christian County, Gallatin County, Schuyler County, and Hamilton County, where the percentage of students who failed the math exam were 82.4%, 91.6%, 93.4%, 93.6%, and 95.2%, respectively.
Metea Valley High School and Downers Grove North High School were the only DuPage County high schools that saw math scores improve between the 2022-23 school year and the 2023-24 school year.
Data shows that 73.7% of Illinois students failed the 2023-24 school year state math exam, up from 73% in the 2022-23 school year.
The SAT test is administered to Illinois high school sophomores “to fulfill the requirement that students take an assessment for college and career readiness in order to receive a regular high school diploma.”
| High School | Student Count | Failure Rate in 2022-23 | Failure Rate in 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Trail High School | 417 | 84.1% | 83.9% |
| Community High School | 472 | 78.9% | 81.8% |
| Fenton High School | 337 | 80.7% | 81.6% |
| Bartlett High School | 497 | 74.4% | 76.4% |
| Willowbrook High School | 489 | 74.3% | 74% |
| Glenbard East High School | 516 | 74.7% | 71.5% |
| Glenbard North High School | 496 | 70.6% | 67.3% |
| Lake Park High School | 583 | 63.6% | 66% |
| Downers Grove South High School | 589 | 56.2% | 64.7% |
| Wheaton Warrenville South High School | 451 | 58.8% | 62.8% |
| Glenbard South High School | 250 | 52.7% | 60% |
| Hinsdale South High School | 336 | 56.5% | 56% |
| Wheaton North High School | 496 | 54.1% | 55.6% |
| Westmont High School | 90 | 45% | 55.6% |
| Glenbard West High School | 603 | 48.1% | 55.1% |
| Lisle High School | 88 | 51.9% | 52.2% |
| York Community High School | 598 | 46.7% | 51% |
| Waubonsie Valley High School | 700 | 52% | 51% |
| Metea Valley High School | 658 | 53.4% | 47.1% |
| Downers Grove North High School | 520 | 50.8% | 45% |
| Naperville North High School | 592 | 47.5% | 44.5% |
| Naperville Central High School | 613 | 42.8% | 43.2% |
| Hinsdale Central High School | 583 | 29.9% | 32.1% |
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