Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 53.5% who did.
The total number Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 8.6% from the previous school year.
Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 roughly covers 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 did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 67.1% |
| Oakton Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 64.2% |
| Washington Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 53.5% |
| Walker Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 52.6% |
| Willard Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 51.6% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 49.4% |
| Kingsley Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 48.4% |
| Dewey Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 47.6% |
| Lincolnwood Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 46.4% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 46.3% |
| Dawes Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 45.9% |
| Chute Middle School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 41.5% |
| Nichols Middle School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 41.4% |
| Orrington Elementary School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 41.4% |
| Haven Middle School | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 | 40% |
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