In the 2023-24 school year, 8.7% of the students in Elementary School District 159 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Of the 1,076 students in Elementary School District 159 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 94 (8.7%) passed.
The percentage of Elementary School District 159 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 0.7% compared to the previous school year.
Elementary School District 159 roughly covers five schools within Cook County and has a main office in Matteson.
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 met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodgate Elementary School | Elementary School District 159 | 16.5% | 0.8% |
| Neil Armstrong Elementary School | Elementary School District 159 | 13.8% | 2.8% |
| Marya Yates Elementary School | Elementary School District 159 | 8.5% | 4.7% |
| Sieden Prairie Elementary School | Elementary School District 159 | 5.7% | 0.8% |
| Colin Powell Middle School | Elementary School District 159 | 3.8% | 0.5% |
