West Cook News

Of the 822 students attending Proviso Math and Science Academy in 2019, 71.5 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 69.1 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

The report is based on results from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam; a state-mandated exam used to assess the school and student performance in several states nationwide.

In the Proviso Township High School District 209, 17.7 percent of students scored proficient on the ELA portion of the PARCC exam in 2019, and 14.4 percent were proficient in math.

In Illinois, overall, 36.7 percent of students passed the PARCC ELA exam in 2019, and 34.8 percent were proficient in math.

School	ELA School Proficiency	Math School Proficiency
J. Sterling Morton East High School	12.4	6.7
J. Sterling Morton West High School	17.7	10.6
Elmwood Park High School	27.5	32.5
Lyons Township High School	59.9	64.4
West Leyden High School	24.1	18.4
East Leyden High School	29.5	30.7
Oak Park and River Forest High School	65.8	58.7
Riverside Brookfield Township High School	53.6	53.9
Hinsdale South High School	44.3	46.8
Proviso East High School	6.1	2.1
Proviso Math and Science Academy	71.5	69.1
Proviso West High School	6.2	3.1