Test expectations: How many Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C students failed to meet math IAR expectations in 2023-24 school year?

In the 2023-24 school year, 51.8% of Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C 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 48.2% who did.

The total number Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C students who failed their math assessments fell by 14.9% from the previous school year.

Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C roughly covers schools within Grundy County and has a main office in Morris.

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.