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Community Consolidated School District 168: How many students met or exceeded expectations in ELA in 2023-24 school year?

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

In the 2023-24 school year, 16.9% of the students in Community Consolidated School District 168 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 728 students in Community Consolidated School District 168 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 123 (16.9%) passed.

The percentage of Community Consolidated School District 168 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 3.1% compared to the previous school year.

Community Consolidated School District 168 roughly covers three schools within Cook County and has a main office in Sauk Village.

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.

Students Who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Rickover Junior High SchoolCommunity Consolidated School District 16815.3%2.8%
Strassburg ElementaryCommunity Consolidated School District 16814.6%1.1%

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