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Did Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4 students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 school year Math tests?

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Trent Eisenbarth Director of Curriclum and Technology | Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4

Trent Eisenbarth Director of Curriclum and Technology | Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4

In the 2023-24 school year, 11.3% of the students in Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 354 students in Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 40 (11.3%) passed.

The percentage of Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 3.2% compared to the previous school year.

Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4 roughly covers three schools within Vermilion County and has a main office in Georgetown.

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.

Students Who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Math During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Mary Miller Junior High SchoolGeorgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 411.8%0%
Pine Crest Elementary SchoolGeorgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 410.1%0.6%

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