West Cook News

Western Springs School District 101 had the highest rate – 73.1 percent – of students locally who passed the annual state assessments this year, according to a West Cook News analysis of Illinois State Board of Education data.

Of the 34 districts in west Cook County, Morton High School District 201 had the highest rate of students in the state who fell below standards on the annual tests with 93.6 percent.

Statewide, 34 percent of students met or exceeded expectations. The remaining 66 percent did not meet, partially met or approached expectations.

The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assesses a student’s aptitude in math and English language arts for elementary to junior level of high school and is based on the Common Core State Standard principles. Illinois is one of eight states participating in PARCC as a means to measure a student’s preparedness for higher education.

The scores – a composite derived from the combined results of the Math and English tests – reveal whether a student is or is not ready for the next level. Student scores either “did not meet,” “partially met,” “approach,” “met” or “exceeded” expectations. Any student who meets or exceeds expectations is considered ready for the next level.

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District	County	Enrollment	Percent of students ready for the next level
Western Springs School District 101	COOK	1501	73.1
River Forest Public Schools District 90	COOK	1370	69.6
LaGrange Highlands School District 106	COOK	815	66.8
La Grange School District 102	COOK	3113	63.3
Pleasantdale School District 107	COOK	833	60
Riverside School District 96	COOK	1618	55.1
Oak Park Elementary School District 97	COOK	5625	51.5
La Grange School District 105 South	COOK	1467	47.9
Lyons Township High School District 204	COOK	4008	42.7
Franklin Park School District 84	COOK	1284	39.7
Brookfield LaGrange Park School District 95	COOK	1087	39.6
Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208	COOK	1584	36.8
Komarek School District 94	COOK	523	35.9
Oak Park-River Forest School District 200	COOK	3255	33.5
Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401	COOK	2929	31.4
River Grove School District 85.5	COOK	657	31.1
Westchester School District 92.5	COOK	1249	31
Schiller Park School District 81	COOK	1330	29.7
Berwyn North School District 98	COOK	3389	28.8
Hillside School District 93	COOK	531	27.5
Central Stickney School District 110	COOK	448	24.5
Leyden Community High School District 212	COOK	3375	24.4
Forest Park School District 91	COOK	780	23.4
Lindop School District 92	COOK	452	22.3
Lyons School District 103	COOK	2515	21.8
Rhodes School District 84-5	COOK	668	21.3
Berwyn South School District 100	COOK	3975	21.1
Mannheim School District 83	COOK	2604	20.9
Berkeley School District 87	COOK	2811	20.6
Proviso Township High School District 209	COOK	4735	20.6
Maywood Melrose Park Broadview School District 89	COOK	5157	16.2
Cicero School District 99	COOK	13304	11.7
Bellwood School District 88	COOK	2476	11.2
Morton High School District 201	COOK	8290	6.4

*Source: Illinois State Board of Education