Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 19.4% who did.
The total number Dolton School District 148 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 5.2% from the previous school year.
Dolton School District 148 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Riverdale.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Elementary School | Dolton School District 148 | 86% |
| Lincoln Junior High School | Dolton School District 148 | 85.7% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | Dolton School District 148 | 85.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Dolton School District 148 | 84.3% |
| Washington Elementary School | Dolton School District 148 | 84% |
| Washington Junior High School | Dolton School District 148 | 82.3% |
| Riverdale School | Dolton School District 148 | 72.4% |
| Park Elementary School | Dolton School District 148 | 71.6% |
| Roosevelt Junior High School | Dolton School District 148 | 61.8% |
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