Dr. Michael Connolly Superintendent at Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 | Official Website
Dr. Michael Connolly Superintendent at Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 | Official Website
Of the 3,656 students in Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 896 (24.5%) passed.
The percentage of Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 1% compared to the previous school year.
Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 roughly covers 12 schools within Cook County and has a main office in Wheeling.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry W. Longfellow Elementary School | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 | 44.8% | 4.5% |
| Edgar A. Poe Elementary School | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 | 36.4% | 6.1% |
| J.W. Riley Elementary School | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 | 35.2% | 1.6% |
| Booth Tarkington Elementary School | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 | 30.3% | 0.9% |
| Cooper Middle School | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 | 28.8% | 5.7% |
| Joyce Kilmer Elementary School | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 | 25.5% | 4.2% |
| Jack London Middle School | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 | 20.8% | 2.9% |
| Mark Twain Elementary School | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 | 14.2% | 1.6% |
| Eugene Field Elementary School | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 | 13.2% | 0.8% |
| Robert Frost Elementary School | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 | 11.5% | 0% |
| Oliver W. Holmes Middle School | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 | 11% | 0.3% |
| Walt Whitman Elementary School | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 | 5% | 0.6% |
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