Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
These students did not meet the required standards of the math portion of the IAR compared to the 9.9% who did.
The total number Park Forest School District 163 students who failed their math assessments fell by 2.9% from the previous school year.
Park Forest School District 163 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Park Forest.
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 did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Obama School of Technology and the ARTS | Park Forest School District 163 | 92.2% |
| Barack Obama School of Leadership And Stem | Park Forest School District 163 | 89.7% |
| Mohawk Primary Center | Park Forest School District 163 | 89.1% |
| Blackhawk Primary Center | Park Forest School District 163 | 74.3% |
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