Did Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 school year Math tests?

Dr. Hector Garcia Superintendent at Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 | Official Website

By DuPage Policy Journal

Apr 17, 2025

In the 2023-24 school year, 77.1% of the students in Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 2,399 students in Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 1,850 (77.1%) passed.

The percentage of Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 0.9% compared to the previous school year.

Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 roughly covers nine schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Clarendon Hills.

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.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

Students Who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Math During 2023-24 School Year

School	District	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)
Monroe Elementary School	Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181	56.3%	22.8%
Walker School	Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181	55.6%	24.3%
Clarendon Hills Middle School	Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181	54.6%	23.2%
Madison Elementary School	Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181	46.2%	36.4%
The Lane Elementary School	Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181	44.8%	28.7%
Oak Elementary School	Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181	44.7%	47.3%
Prospect Elementary School	Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181	43%	34.5%
Elm Elementary School	Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181	38.5%	45.3%