55.6% of Manhattan Junior High School students failed the mathematics portion of the IAR in 2023-24 school year

Manhattan Junior High School reported that 55.6% of its students failed the mathematics portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

These students did not meet the required standards of the test, compared to the 44.4% who did.

The total number of Manhattan Junior High School students who failed their mathematics assessments rose by 0.6% from the previous school year.

Manhattan Junior High School is located within Manhattan School District 114, which roughly covers three schools and has a main office in Manhattan.

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.

Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.

Information in this story was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.