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Analysis: 75.1% of students in Cook County schools failed state math exam in 2023-24 school year

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YCCS - Innovations of Arts Integration High School Principal Alicia Boughton-Shines (2023) | YCCS - Innovations of Arts Integration High School

YCCS - Innovations of Arts Integration High School Principal Alicia Boughton-Shines (2023) | YCCS - Innovations of Arts Integration High School

Nearly 8 in 10 Cook County public high school students aren't at grade level in math.

That's according to an analysis from Chicago City Wire of test scores compiled by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

ISBE reports that in the 2023-24 school year, 75.1% of Cook County's 52,997 public high school students—approximately 39,800 students—failed the math portion of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and have “minimal (or) incomplete understanding of the knowledge and skills relative to Illinois Learning Standards.”

Students can achieve four proficiencies in their subjects: partially met, approaching, meets, and exceeds standards. This report concludes students who partially met or approached the standards have failed in the subject.

YCCS - Community Youth Development Institute High School (100%), YCCS - Innovations of Arts Integration High School (100%), and Fenger Academy High School (100%) had the highest failure rate in Cook County, and Payton College Preparatory High School (14.8%) and Northside College Preparatory High School (8.9%) had the lowest.

Out of the 204 high schools in Cook County, only 17 schools had a passing rate above 50%.

Countywide, math test failure rates rose from 74.7% in the 2022-23 school year to 75.1% in the 2023-24 school year.

Failure rates increased at 85 Cook County high schools in the 2023-24 school year, with the most significant increase happening at Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy High School, where the rate jumped from 38.6% to 49.5%.

Statewide, failure rates were highest in Bureau County, Christian County, Gallatin County, Schuyler County, and Hamilton County, where the percentage of students who failed the math exam were 82.4%, 91.6%, 93.4%, 93.6%, and 95.2%, respectively.

Horizon Science Academy McKinley and Noble Street Charter Schools - Pritzker College Prep were the only Cook County high schools that saw math scores improve between the 2022-23 school year and the 2023-24 school year.

Data shows that 73.7% of Illinois students failed the 2023-24 school year state math exam, up from 73% in the 2022-23 school year.

The SAT test is administered to Illinois high school sophomores “to fulfill the requirement that students take an assessment for college and career readiness in order to receive a regular high school diploma.”

Math Failure Rates in Cook County High Schools in 2023-24 School Year

High SchoolStudent CountFailure Rate in 2022-23Failure Rate in 2023-24
YCCS - Community Youth Development Institute High School16100%100%
YCCS - Innovations of Arts Integration High School102100%100%
Fenger Academy High School76100%100%
YCCS - McKinley-Lakeside Leadership Academy36100%100%
CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus54100%100%
Aspira Charter - Business And Finance High School7899%100%
YCCS - CCA Academy High School44100%100%
Noble Street Charter Schools - Rowe-Clark Math & Science Academy64100%100%
Dunbar Vocational Career Academy High School93100%100%
Chicago Excel Academy High School4497.5%100%
Urban Prep Charter Academy Bronzeville High School3994.4%100%
Harlan Community Academy High School56100%100%
Chicago Technology Academy High School70100%100%
YCCS - Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School64100%100%
School of Social Justice High School66100%100%
YCCS - West Town Academy Alternative High School49100%100%
YCCS - Latino Youth Alternative High School57100%100%
Orr Academy High School75100%100%
Perspectives High School of Technology & Leadership Academy110100%100%
Corliss High School90100%100%
YCCS - Scholastic Achievement High School37100%100%
Walter H. Dyett High School for the Arts13899.2%100%
ACE Amandla Charter School3796.5%100%
Clark Academy Preparatory Magnet High School97100%100%
Marshall Metropolitan High School42100%100%
Bowen High School50100%100%
Raby High School29100%100%
YCCS - Youth Connection Leadership Academy3097.3%100%
Hyde Park Academy High School14599.4%100%
Legal Prep Academy Charter High School3797.3%100%
Art In Motion Charter School9498.9%100%
Chicago Collegiate Charter School30100%100%
CICS - Longwood Campus7697.2%100%
Gage Park High School100100%100%
YCCS - Truman Middle College High School3890.9%100%
ASPIRA Charter - Early College High School7195.6%100%
YCCS - Westside Holistic Leadership Academy45100%100%
Richard T. Crane Medical Preparatory High School56100%100%
Percy L. Julian High School98100%100%
Perspectives Charter - High School of Technology95100%100%
Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School24100%100%
YCCS - Association House High School15100%100%
YCCS Charter - Chatham School29100%100%
YCCS - Progressive Leadership Academy66100%100%
Spry Community Links High School20100%100%
Multicultural Arts High School59100%100%
Clemente Community Academy High School17999.3%99.4%
Acero Charter School Network - Major Hector P. Garcia Md Campus16495.5%99.4%
Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School14399.1%99.3%
Morgan Park High School32998%99.1%
Phillips Academy High School11898.3%99.1%
Englewood Stem High School17499.5%98.9%
Noble Street Charter Schools - Johnson College Prep9098.9%98.9%
William H. Wells Community Academy High School79100%98.7%
Kelvyn Park High School8196.9%98.7%
Thornridge High School212100%98.6%
North Lawndale College Prep - Christiana69100%98.6%
World Language High School6694.1%98.5%
YCCS - Aspira Pantoja Alternative High School7098.8%98.5%
Epic Academy High School6498.8%98.4%
Noble Street Charter Schools - Baker College Prep6196.4%98.4%
YCCS - Sullivan House Alternative High School55100%98.2%
Chicago Military Academy High School5396.3%98.1%
Perspectives Charter - Rodney D. Joslin Campus55100%98.1%
Foreman High School14897.1%97.9%
Acero Charter School Network - Victoria Soto Campus13894.2%97.9%
Instituto Health Science Career Academy - Charter High School13898.9%97.8%
North-Grand High School27396.8%97.8%
Perspectives Charter - IIT Math & Science Academy88100%97.8%
YCCS - Olive Harvey Middle College High School45100%97.8%
North Lawndale College Prep - Collins8898.1%97.7%
Proviso West High School36798.2%97.6%
Hirsch Metropolitan High School39100%97.4%
Farragut Career Academy High School11595.8%97.4%
Noble Street Charter Schools - Hansberry College Prep10897.2%97.2%
Bogan High School17299.4%97.1%
Manley Career Academy High School35100%97.1%
Noble Street Charter Schools - Gary Comer College Prep12796.2%96.8%
Steinmetz College Prep High School29097.8%96.8%
Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School128100%96.8%
Roosevelt High School26694.5%96.7%
Uplift Community High School29100%96.6%
Proviso East High School33898.3%96.5%
Bloom Trail High School29294.1%96.5%
Sullivan High School16793.3%96.4%
University of Chicago Charter - Woodlawn83100%96.4%
Marine Leadership Academy - Ames13690.5%96.3%
Noble Street Charter Schools - The Noble Academy10493.7%96.2%
Austin College And Career Academy High School26100%96.2%
Rich Central Campus High School58796.2%96.2%
Juarez Community Academy High School43598.6%96.1%
King College Preparatory High School21991.9%95.9%
Thornwood High School45095.1%95.8%
Hillcrest High School27995.2%95.7%
Noble Street Charter Schools - Butler College Prep13196.6%95.4%
Horizon Science Academy - Southwest Charter6194.4%95.1%
South Shore International College Preparatory High School14193.8%95%
Kelly High School44093.1%95%
Intrinsic 2 Charter High School12991.5%94.5%
Hubbard High School46394.5%94.4%
George Washington High School40295.9%94.3%
Thornton Fractional North High School37096.6%94.3%
Noble Street Charter Schools - DRW College Prep8692.3%94.1%
John F. Kennedy High School37491.8%93.9%
Schurz High School30795.8%93.9%
Goode Stem Academy High School23797.7%93.6%
Bloom High School41694.2%93.5%
Disney II Magnet High School13886.6%93.5%
Simeon Career Academy High School23998.9%93.3%
J. Sterling Morton East High School1,06592.3%93.1%
Thornton Township High School38295.8%92.9%
Carver Military Academy High School9793.5%92.8%
Lake View High School36690.9%92.6%
Noble Street Charter Schools - Rauner College Prep17488.1%92.5%
Noble Street Charter Schools - Chicago Bulls College Prep25288.7%92.4%
Rickover Naval Academy9284.7%92.4%
J. Sterling Morton West High School81490.3%92.3%
Elgin High School64087.8%91.6%
Phoenix Military Academy High School10390.2%91.3%
Curie Metropolitan High School69889.8%91.3%
Dwight D. Eisenhower High School45391.6%90.9%
Thornton Fractional South High School44487.4%90.3%
Prosser Career Academy High School26390.9%90.1%
Noble Street Charter Schools - UIC College Prep20591.2%89.8%
Chicago Academy High School14184.7%89.4%
Acero Charter School Network - Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz3797.4%89.2%
Noble Street Charter Schools - Golder College Prep16695.9%89.1%
Chicago High School for The Arts14486.9%88.2%
Bremen High School36790.5%88.2%
Ogden International High School10779.4%87.9%
Infinity Math Science and Tech High School11484.4%87.8%
Streamwood High School46585.1%87.1%
Noble Street Charter Schools - Muchin College Prep21289.1%86.8%
Intrinsic Charter High School16588.3%86.7%
Alcott College Prep High School10490.2%86.5%
Air Force Academy High School2297.4%86.3%
Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences16182.8%86.3%
West Leyden High School44486.9%85.8%
Mather High School41185.3%85.4%
Senn High School34984.6%85.4%
CICS - Northtown Campus21491.3%84.6%
Noble Street Charter Schools - Mansueto High School25087.1%84.4%
Reavis High School46584.6%83.7%
Argo Community High School46584%83.4%
Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School23776%83.2%
Homewood-Flossmoor High School65384.4%82.3%
Southland College Prep Charter High School14876.3%81.8%
Noble Street Charter Schools - ITW David Speer Academy27487.7%81.8%
Taft High School1,07679.5%80.9%
Westinghouse High School28772%80.4%
A.B. Shepard High School47380.3%80.2%
Oak Lawn Community High School47881.9%80.2%
Elmwood Park High School24878.3%79.9%
Kenwood Academy High School53477.4%79.2%
Harold L. Richards High School41985.1%78.7%
Tinley Park High School25878.3%78.3%
Elk Grove High School46278.6%77.2%
Maine West High School46777.1%76.8%
Maine East High School41276.5%76.2%
Noble Street Charter Schools - Pritzker College Prep21790.1%75.6%
Ridgewood Community High School24277.1%75.2%
Evergreen Park High School23081.2%74.8%
Devry Advantage Academy High School7470.3%74.3%
Noble Street Charter Schools - Noble Street College Prep15582.3%74.2%
Oak Forest High School33576%74.1%
East Leyden High School41780%73.8%
Wheeling High School40979.1%73.6%
Palatine High School68373.2%72.3%
Amos Alonzo Stagg High School61064.1%71.3%
Von Steuben Metro Science High School39467.4%69.8%
Victor J. Andrew High School57074.1%68.9%
Hoffman Estates High School52163.4%68.5%
Carl Sandburg High School72562.8%66.6%
Rolling Meadows High School48765.3%64.7%
Niles West High School63965%64.6%
Proviso Math and Science Academy22161.7%64.3%
Chicago Math and Science Elementary Charter School9375.3%63.5%
Amundsen High School34069.3%61.2%
Riverside Brookfield Township High School40355.2%60.5%
Buffalo Grove High School48755.6%60.5%
Lindblom Math and Science Academy High School23166.6%58.5%
Niles North High School48759.2%58.2%
Horizon Science Academy McKinley6071.4%56.6%
Lincoln Park High School53149%56.2%
Evanston Township High School91155.9%55.6%
Maine South High School62650%54.5%
Schaumburg High School55650.1%50.2%
Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy High School19438.6%49.5%
Prospect High School54347.8%47.9%
Lemont Township High School32852.1%47.2%
Lyons Township High School95545.9%47.1%
Hancock College Preparatory High School26649.8%47%
James B. Conant High School64542.8%46.5%
Glenbrook South High School68541.4%45.7%
Oak Park and River Forest High School80449.7%44.8%
John Hersey High School48539.4%43.7%
William Fremd High School65235.7%37.8%
Glenbrook North High School51725.3%30%
New Trier Township High School Winnetka87328.5%29.5%
Jones College Prep High School47312.6%20.9%
Lane Technical High School1,09011.7%18.1%
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School4538.7%15.9%
Payton College Preparatory High School31814.2%14.8%
Northside College Preparatory High School2386%8.9%

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Horizon Science Acad - McKinley Park Charter SchoolNiles North High SchoolEpic Academy High SchoolHyde Park Academy High SchoolSpry Community Links High SchoolJ. Sterling Morton West High SchoolYoung Magnet High SchoolRowe Clark Math And Science AcademyChicago Math And Science Elementary Charter SchoolMather High SchoolWorld Language High SchoolWashington G. High SchoolYouth Connection Leadership AcademyRichard T. Crane Medical Preparatory High SchoolHancock College Preparatory High SchoolChicago Vocational Career Academy High SchoolLegal Prep Academy Charter High SchoolMarine Leadership AcademyChristian Fenger Academy High SchoolGlenbrook South High SchoolPerspectives Rodney D. Joslin CampusHarlan Community Academy High SchoolPerspectives-Iit Math And Science AcademyTruman Middle College High SchoolVon Steuben Metro Science High SchoolButler College PrepElgin High SchoolElk Grove High SchoolAmundsen High SchoolLyons Township High SchoolGolder College PrepManley Career Community Academy High SchoolBack of the Yards College Preparatory High SchoolPhoenix Military Academy High SchoolSouthland College Prep Charter High SchoolITW David Speer AcademyKennedy High SchoolLake View High SchoolEvanston Township High SchoolDr. Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High SchoolAcero Charter School - Victoria SotoNoble Street Charter Schools - Chicago Bulls College PrepPhillips Academy High SchoolAlcott College Prep High SchoolIhsca Charter High SchoolPercy L. Julian High SchoolA. B. Shepard High SchoolChicago High School for Agricultural SciencesOak Lawn Community High SchoolHansberry College PrepInfinity Math, Science And Tech High SchoolThornridge High SchoolRoosevelt High SchoolReavis High SchoolGoode Stem Academy High SchoolRidgewood Community High SchoolRolling Meadows High SchoolCics Northtown AcademyPerspectives High School of TechnologyHarold L. Richards High SchoolNorthside College Preparatory High SchoolT.F. South High SchoolJohn Marshall Metro High SchoolChicago Collegiate Charter SchoolJ. B. Conant High SchoolWestside Holistic Leadership AcademyKelly High SchoolPritzker College PrepNoble Street Charter Schools - Baker CampusNiles West High SchoolOrr Academy High SchoolNoble Street Charter Schools - Mansueto High SchoolYouth Connection Charter School West Town Academy Alternative High SchoolMaine West High SchoolLane Technical High SchoolIntrinsic 2 Charter High SchoolProgressive Leadership AcademyProviso West High SchoolVictor J. Andrew High SchoolAcero Charter School - Sor Juana Ines De La CruzKelvyn Park High SchoolDrw College PrepSchurz High SchoolHorizon Sci Academy - Southwest CharterLincoln Park High SchoolJohnson College PrepLemont Township High SchoolBowen High SchoolOak Park And River Forest High SchoolCurie Metropolitan High SchoolArgo Community High SchoolEdwin G Foreman High SchoolNorth-Grand High SchoolDunbar Vocational Career Academy High SchoolCommunity Christian Alternative AcademyNoble Street College PrepAir Force Academy High SchoolBloom Township High SchoolSouth Shore International College Preparatory High SchoolT.F. North High SchoolExcel Academy High School of RoselandDD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus)Sullivan House High SchoolAspira Antonia Pantoja High SchoolEast Leyden High SchoolHoffman Estates High SchoolMaine Township South High SchoolCics Longwood High SchoolJohn Hersey High SchoolUniversity of Chicago Charter - WoodlawnMaine East High SchoolPayton College Preparatory High SchoolJ. Sterling Morton East High SchoolSimeon Career High SchoolCarl Sandburg High SchoolYccs - Innovations of Arts Integration High SchoolNorth Lawndale College Prep High SchoolBogan High SchoolSchaumburg High SchoolChicago Academy High SchoolAmos Alonzo Stagg High SchoolWheeling High SchoolYccs - Association House High SchoolDr. Martin Luther King Jr. College Preparatory High SchoolJuarez Community Academy High SchoolHirsch Metropolitan High SchoolWest Leyden High SchoolTinley Park High SchoolBuffalo Grove High SchoolHomewood-Flossmoor High SchoolUplift Community High SchoolSenn High SchoolComer College PrepChatham AcademyMuchin College PrepSullivan High SchoolClemente Community Academy High SchoolAcademy of Scholastic AchievementRauner College PrepOak Forest High SchoolProspect High SchoolChicago Military Academy High SchoolWells Community Academy High SchoolClark Academy Prep Magnet High SchoolJones College Prep High SchoolThornton Township High SchoolWestinghouse High SchoolGlenbrook North High SchoolGwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy High SchoolDevry Advantage Academy High SchoolMcKinley Lakeside Leadership AcademyYccs - Olive Harvey Middle College High SchoolDisney II Magnet High SchoolArt in Motion Charter SchoolProviso East High SchoolThe Noble AcademyUrban Preparatory Charter Englewood High SchoolNorth Lawndale Preparatory Charter - ChristianaBloom Trail High SchoolKenwood Academy High SchoolEvergreen Park High SchoolOgden International High SchoolSchool Of Social Justice High SchoolEnglewood STEM High SchoolUic College PrepAcero Charter School Network - Major Hector P. Garcia Md CampusYccs - Latino Youth Alternative High SchoolCorliss High SchoolCarver Military Academy High SchoolTaft High SchoolWilliam Fremd High SchoolProviso Math And Science AcademyRiverside Brookfield Township High SchoolGage Park High SchoolCharles A. Prosser Career AcademySteinmetz College Prep High SchoolAspira Early College High SchoolRaby High SchoolMulticultural Academy Of Scholarship High SchoolRich Central High SchoolThornwood High SchoolChicago High School for the ArtsPalatine High SchoolRickover Naval Academy High SchoolGurdon S. Hubbard High SchoolStreamwood High SchoolElmwood Park High SchoolIntrinsic Charter High SchoolAmandla Charter SchoolCics Ralph Ellison High SchoolLindblom Math And Science AcademyCatalyst Charter - Maria Elementary SchoolChicago Technology Academy High SchoolAustin College And Career Academy High SchoolUrban Prep Academy BronzevilleDavid G. Farragut Career AcademyYCCS - Community Youth Development Institute High SchoolWalter H. Dyett High School for the ArtsMorgan Park High School

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