Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
These students did not meet the required standards of the math portion of the IAR compared to the 13.3% who did.
The total number Cook County School District 130 students who failed their math assessments fell by 1.9% from the previous school year.
Cook County School District 130 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Blue Island.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Revere Intermediate School | Cook County School District 130 | 89.9% |
| Nathan Hale Intermediate School | Cook County School District 130 | 89.4% |
| George Washington Elementary School | Cook County School District 130 | 88.4% |
| Whittier Elementary School | Cook County School District 130 | 88.3% |
| Nathan Hale Middle School | Cook County School District 130 | 87.9% |
| Veterans Memorial Middle School | Cook County School District 130 | 87.7% |
| Everett F. Kerr Middle School | Cook County School District 130 | 86.5% |
| Nathan Hale Primary School | Cook County School District 130 | 80.3% |
| Paul Revere Primary School | Cook County School District 130 | 80% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Cook County School District 130 | 68.9% |
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