West Cook News

In the 2022-23 school year, 18.1% of the students in Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 2,283 students in Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 413 (18.1%) passed.

The percentage of Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 3.6% compared to the previous school year.

Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 roughly covers nine schools within Cook County and has a main office in Melrose Park.

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) assesses the progress of students in grades 3-8 in meeting the Illinois Learning Standards in English language arts and mathematics.

According to the 2024 Illinois Report Card, math proficiency among Illinois students in grades 3-8 remains below pre-pandemic levels, while reading performance has recovered. Meanwhile, 11th graders have experienced significant declines in both subjects, falling below pre-pandemic benchmarks.

School	District	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)
Lincoln Elementary School	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89	30.1%	2.9%
Jane Addams Elementary School	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89	26.5%	0%
Washington Dual Language Academy	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89	24.6%	1.1%
Stevenson Middle School	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89	19.6%	1.6%
Roosevelt Elementary School	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89	16.5%	0%
Melrose Park Elementary School	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89	14.5%	0.6%
Emerson Elementary School	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89	12.8%	1.4%
Garfield Elementary School	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89	10.3%	0%
Irving Middle School	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89	9.9%	0.4%