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Did Burbank School District 111 students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 school year ELA tests?

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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, 28.5% of the students in Burbank School District 111 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 2,147 students in Burbank School District 111 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 612 (28.5%) passed.

The percentage of Burbank School District 111 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 4.4% compared to the previous school year.

Burbank School District 111 roughly covers eight schools within Cook County and has a main office in Burbank.

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 (%)
Harry E. Fry SchoolBurbank School District 11132.5%2.5%
Jacqueline B. Kennedy Elementary SchoolBurbank School District 11129.3%0%
Edward J. Tobin Elementary SchoolBurbank School District 11128.7%1.5%
Liberty Junior High SchoolBurbank School District 11127.1%3%
Richard Byrd Elementary SchoolBurbank School District 11126.3%0%
Luther Burbank Elementary SchoolBurbank School District 11126%2.1%
F.B. McCord Elementary SchoolBurbank School District 11123.4%0.7%
Maddock Elementary SchoolBurbank School District 11112.9%0%

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