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Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186: How many students failed math test in 2023-24 school year?

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Andrea Evers Superintendent at Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 | Official Website

Andrea Evers Superintendent at Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 85.9% of Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 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 14.1% who did.

The total number Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 students who failed their math assessments grew by 0.8% from the previous school year.

Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 roughly covers schools within Jackson County and has a main office in Murphysboro.

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.

Jackson's Students Failure Rates in Math Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%92%75%87%74%85%73%86%72%Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in math During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Murphysboro Middle SchoolMurphysboro Community Unit School District 18690.6%
Carruthers Elementary SchoolMurphysboro Community Unit School District 18681.2%

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