North Cook News

Northbrook Elementary School District 27 had the highest rate – 79.4 percent – of students locally who passed the annual state assessments this year, according to a North Cook News analysis of Illinois State Board of Education data.

Of the 44 districts in north Cook County, Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 had the highest rate of students in the state who fell below standards on the annual tests with 72.7 percent.

Statewide, 34 percent of students met or exceeded expectations. The remaining 66 percent did not meet, partially met or approached expectations.

The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assesses a student’s aptitude in math and English language arts for elementary to junior level of high school and is based on the Common Core State Standard principles. Illinois is one of eight states participating in PARCC as a means to measure a student’s preparedness for higher education.

The scores – a composite derived from the combined results of the Math and English tests – reveal whether a student is or is not ready for the next level. Student scores either “did not meet,” “partially met,” “approach,” “met” or “exceeded” expectations. Any student who meets or exceeds expectations is considered ready for the next level.

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District	County	Enrollment	Percent of students ready for the next level
Northbrook Elementary School District 27	COOK	1193	79.4
Kenilworth School District 38	COOK	485	77.3
Northbrook/Glenview School District 30	COOK	1128	76.8
Avoca School District 37	COOK	700	75.5
Sunset Ridge School District 29	COOK	480	74.8
Wilmette School District 39	COOK	3699	71.2
Glencoe School District 35	COOK	1287	70.5
Golf Elementary School District 67	COOK	575	68.5
Winnetka School District 36	COOK	1795	66.2
Arlington Heights School District 25	COOK	5347	63.6
Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54	COOK	14552	60.4
Fairview School District 72	COOK	644	58.3
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64	COOK	4300	58.3
New Trier Township High School District 203	COOK	4206	57.5
Mount Prospect School District 57	COOK	2231	56.9
Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34	COOK	4923	56.3
Northbrook School District 28	COOK	1691	56.3
Morton Grove School District 70	COOK	893	54.7
Union Ridge School District 86	COOK	604	53.5
Skokie School District 73.5	COOK	1025	52.5
East Prairie School District 73	COOK	553	51.9
River Trails School District 26	COOK	1484	50.8
Norridge School District 80	COOK	1096	50.3
West Northfield School District 31	COOK	855	49.3
Niles Elementary School District 71	COOK	531	48.5
Evanston-Skokie Community Consolidated School District 65	COOK	7655	48.3
Prospect Heights School District 23	COOK	1549	46.6
Lincolnwood School District 74	COOK	1239	46.5
Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15	COOK	12657	45.6
Community Consolidated School District 62	COOK	4800	42.6
Pennoyer School District 79	COOK	432	41.6
Rosemont Elementary School District 78	COOK	273	41.2
Skokie School District 68	COOK	1834	39.8
Maine Township High School District 207	COOK	6374	39.1
Ridgewood Community High School District 234	COOK	828	37.3
East Maine School District 63	COOK	3565	36.3
Skokie School District 69	COOK	1707	36.3
Niles Township Community High School District 219	COOK	4815	36.2
Township High School District 214	COOK	11879	34.8
Township High School District 211	COOK	12183	33.5
Evanston Township High School District 202	COOK	3147	32.5
Elk Grove Community Consolidated School District 59	COOK	6835	30.8
Northfield Township High School District 225	COOK	4748	27.8
Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21	COOK	6973	27.3

*Source: Illinois State Board of Education