Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Of the 3,997 students in Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 2,138 (53.5%) passed.
The percentage of Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 5.5% 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.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haven Middle School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 49.2% | 10.8% |
| Orrington Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 46.6% | 12% |
| Lincolnwood Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 46.4% | 7.3% |
| Dewey Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 45.8% | 6.5% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 45.7% | 8% |
| Willard Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 45.3% | 3.1% |
| Chute Middle School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 44.8% | 13.8% |
| Dawes Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 43.9% | 10.2% |
| Walker Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 42.7% | 4.7% |
| Nichols Middle School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 42.5% | 16.1% |
| Washington Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 41.1% | 5.4% |
| Kingsley Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 40.6% | 11% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 39.7% | 11% |
| Oakton Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 34.1% | 1.6% |
| Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 27.4% | 5.5% |
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