Carol DeMicheal Vice-President of the Board of Education | Kirby School District 140
Carol DeMicheal Vice-President of the Board of Education | Kirby School District 140
These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 55.2% who did.
The total number Kirby School District 140 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 17.1% from the previous school year.
Kirby School District 140 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Tinley 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Keller Elementary School | Kirby School District 140 | 67.1% |
| Fernway Park Elementary School | Kirby School District 140 | 55.4% |
| Christa McAuliffe School | Kirby School District 140 | 54.9% |
| Millennium Elementary School | Kirby School District 140 | 52.1% |
| John A. Bannes Elementary School | Kirby School District 140 | 49.5% |
| Prairie View Middle School | Kirby School District 140 | 39.5% |
| Virgil I. Grissom Middle School | Kirby School District 140 | 30.6% |
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