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These students did not meet the required standards of the math portion of the IAR compared to the 6.2% who did.
The total number Dolton School District 149 students who failed their math assessments fell by 0.7% from the previous school year.
Dolton School District 149 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Calumet City.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Creative Communications Academy | Dolton School District 149 | 98.2% |
| Berger-Vandenberg Elementary School | Dolton School District 149 | 97.1% |
| School of Fine Arts | Dolton School District 149 | 97.1% |
| Caroline Sibley Elementary School | Dolton School District 149 | 94.3% |
| New Beginnings Learning Academy | Dolton School District 149 | 94% |
| Diekman Elementary School | Dolton School District 149 | 93.1% |
| Carol Moseley Braun School | Dolton School District 149 | 88.1% |
| STEM Academy | Dolton School District 149 | 87.1% |
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