6.8% of Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 students met or exceeded Math IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

In the 2023-24 school year, 6.8% of the students in Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 1,561 students in Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 106 (6.8%) passed.

The percentage of Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 1.2% compared to the previous school year.

Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 roughly covers seven schools within Cook County and has a main office in Markham.

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.