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Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Did Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 school year Math tests?

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Kathy J. Hinz, Ed.D. Superintendent at Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 | Official website

Kathy J. Hinz, Ed.D. Superintendent at Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 | Official website

In the 2023-24 school year, 25.7% of the students in Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 4,611 students in Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 1,185 (25.7%) passed.

The percentage of Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 1.4% compared to the previous school year.

Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 roughly covers 12 schools within McHenry County and has a main office in Crystal Lake.

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 (%)
Glacier Ridge Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 4733%4.6%
Woods Creek Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 4732.8%3%
South Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 4732.3%7.5%
North Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 4728.4%2.9%
West Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 4728.4%3%
Indian Prairie Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 4725.9%2.3%
Hannah Beardsley Middle SchoolCrystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 4725.4%2.1%
Richard F. Bernotas Middle SchoolCrystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 4723.6%0.8%
Coventry Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 4719%0.7%
Lundahl Middle SchoolCrystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 4718.2%1.2%
Husmann Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 4716.5%0.4%
Canterbury Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 478.8%1.4%

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