South Cook News

In the 2023-24 school year, 54.5% of the students in Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 1,644 students in Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 896 (54.5%) passed.

The percentage of Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 3.3% compared to the previous school year.

Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A roughly covers three schools within Cook County and has a main office in Lemont.

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 (%)
River Valley School	Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A	45.1%	18.4%
Old Quarry Middle School	Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A	43.4%	12.1%