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59.5% of Naperville Community Unit School District 203 students met or exceeded Math IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

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Kristine Gericke President at Naperville Community Unit District 203 | Official website

Kristine Gericke President at Naperville Community Unit District 203 | Official website

In the 2023-24 school year, 59.5% of the students in Naperville Community Unit School District 203 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 7,046 students in Naperville Community Unit School District 203 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 4,192 (59.5%) passed.

The percentage of Naperville Community Unit School District 203 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 0.4% compared to the previous school year.

Naperville Community Unit School District 203 roughly covers 21 schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Naperville.

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
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Highlands Elementary SchoolNaperville Community Unit School District 20352.9%21.7%
Kingsley Elementary SchoolNaperville Community Unit School District 20349.7%7.2%
Ellsworth Elementary SchoolNaperville Community Unit School District 20349.5%30.8%
Prairie Elementary SchoolNaperville Community Unit School District 20348.3%14.5%
Mill Street Elementary SchoolNaperville Community Unit School District 20348.2%12.7%
Ranch View Elementary SchoolNaperville Community Unit School District 20347.5%15.7%
Naper Elementary SchoolNaperville Community Unit School District 20346.4%20.6%
River Woods Elementary SchoolNaperville Community Unit School District 20346.4%16.6%
Madison Junior High SchoolNaperville Community Unit School District 20346.3%9.7%
Lincoln Junior High SchoolNaperville Community Unit School District 20346.2%9.5%
Meadow Glens Elementary SchoolNaperville Community Unit School District 20346.1%36.6%
Maplebrook Elementary SchoolNaperville Community Unit School District 20346%18.6%
Steeple Run Elementary SchoolNaperville Community Unit School District 20345.6%12.8%
Elmwood Elementary SchoolNaperville Community Unit School District 20343.6%8.9%
Scott Elementary SchoolNaperville Community Unit School District 20343.6%13.3%
Washington Junior High SchoolNaperville Community Unit School District 20343%7.3%
Kennedy Junior High SchoolNaperville Community Unit School District 20342.4%29.7%
Beebe Elementary SchoolNaperville Community Unit School District 20341.5%10.7%
Jefferson Junior High SchoolNaperville Community Unit School District 20338%5.4%

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