Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | solutiontree.com
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | solutiontree.com
These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 75.5% who did.
The total number Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 5.9% from the previous school year.
Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 roughly covers 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 did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Palos East Elementary School | Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 | 35.4% |
| Palos West Elementary School | Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 | 33.3% |
| Palos South Middle School | Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 | 14.4% |
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