Scott Woods Superintendent of Rantoul City School District 137 | Official Website
Scott Woods Superintendent of Rantoul City School District 137 | Official Website
These students did not meet the required standards of the math portion of the IAR compared to the 5.1% who did.
The total number Rantoul City School District 137 students who failed their math assessments was unchanged from the previous school year.
Rantoul City School District 137 roughly covers schools within Champaign County and has a main office in Rantoul.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Acres Elementary School | Rantoul City School District 137 | 97.1% |
| J.W. Eater Junior High School | Rantoul City School District 137 | 94.3% |
| Northview Elementary School | Rantoul City School District 137 | 93.4% |
| Broadmeadow Elementary School | Rantoul City School District 137 | 92.7% |
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