Kristine Gericke President at Naperville Community Unit District 203 | Official website
Kristine Gericke President at Naperville Community Unit District 203 | Official website
These students did not meet the required standards of the math portion of the IAR compared to the 59.5% who did.
The total number Naperville Community Unit School District 203 students who failed their math assessments fell by 0.3% from the previous school year.
Naperville Community Unit School District 203 roughly covers 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.
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.
| School | District | Students who did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Junior High School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 56.7% |
| Washington Junior High School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 49.6% |
| Beebe Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 47.8% |
| Elmwood Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 47.5% |
| Lincoln Junior High School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 44.3% |
| Madison Junior High School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 43.9% |
| Kingsley Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 43.1% |
| Scott Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 43.1% |
| Steeple Run Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 41.6% |
| Mill Street Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 39.1% |
| Prairie Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 37.2% |
| River Woods Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 37% |
| Ranch View Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 36.8% |
| Maplebrook Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 35.4% |
| Naper Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 33% |
| Kennedy Junior High School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 28% |
| Highlands Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 25.5% |
| Ellsworth Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 19.7% |
| Meadow Glens Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 17.3% |
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