Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
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Of the 3,989 students in Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 1,707 (42.8%) passed.
The percentage of Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 0.7% compared to the previous school year.
Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 roughly covers 15 schools within Cook County and has a main office in Evanston.
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.
Recent IAR data shows that while Illinois students improved slightly in the test, math performance remains below pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, 28.4% of students met math benchmarks, compared to 31.8% in 2019. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity.
The disparities were even more pronounced in math. White students achieved a proficiency rate of 38.7%, while Black students achieved 9.1% and Hispanic students 15.6%. Asian students achieved the highest proficiency rates in both subjects, hitting 68.2% in ELA and 61.4% in math.
| School | District | Students who met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnwood Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 42.1% | 14.5% |
| Willard Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 39.1% | 7.3% |
| Washington Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 37.8% | 7.1% |
| Haven Middle School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 37% | 8.4% |
| Dewey Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 36.9% | 17.3% |
| Nichols Middle School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 36.3% | 10.6% |
| Walker Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 34.9% | 12.7% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 33.7% | 15% |
| Kingsley Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 33.5% | 20% |
| Orrington Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 33.1% | 21.8% |
| Dawes Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 30.6% | 12.7% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 29.5% | 4.2% |
| Chute Middle School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 26% | 4.7% |
| Oakton Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 23.1% | 4.9% |
| Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 17.8% | 2.7% |
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