Dr. Ushma Shah Superintendent at Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | Official Website
Dr. Ushma Shah Superintendent at Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | Official Website
Of the 3,637 students in Oak Park Elementary School District 97 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 1,629 (44.8%) passed.
The percentage of Oak Park Elementary School District 97 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 0.3% compared to the previous school year.
Oak Park Elementary School District 97 roughly covers 10 schools within Cook County and has a main office in Oak Park.
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 met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Mann Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 54.3% | 16.3% |
| Irving Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 41% | 13.6% |
| William Beye Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 40% | 9.4% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 39.7% | 7.3% |
| Whittier Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 39.2% | 9.4% |
| Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 36.6% | 6% |
| William Hatch Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 36% | 8.1% |
| Longfellow Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 34.4% | 10.9% |
| Oliver W. Holmes Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 34.1% | 5.6% |
| Percy Julian Middle School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 28.4% | 8.4% |
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