South Cook News

In the 2023-24 school year, 55.9% of the students in Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 1,380 students in Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 771 (55.9%) passed.

The percentage of Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 1.3% compared to the previous school year.

Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 roughly covers three schools within Cook County and has a main office in Palos Park.

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.

School	District	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)
Palos East Elementary School	Palos Community Consolidated School District 118	44.5%	9.6%
Palos West Elementary School	Palos Community Consolidated School District 118	43.4%	20.4%
Palos South Middle School	Palos Community Consolidated School District 118	40.5%	13%