Camron Nystrom Principal of Prospect Heights School District 23 | Official Website
Camron Nystrom Principal of Prospect Heights School District 23 | Official Website
These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 52.9% who did.
The total number Prospect Heights School District 23 students who failed their ELA assessments grew by 2.2% from the previous school year.
Prospect Heights School District 23 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Prospect Heights.
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 did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Betsy Ross Elementary School | Prospect Heights School District 23 | 60.6% |
| Anne Sullivan Elementary School | Prospect Heights School District 23 | 49.4% |
| MacArthur Middle School | Prospect Heights School District 23 | 40.9% |
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