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 3,649 students in Oak Park Elementary School District 97 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 2,011 (55.1%) passed.
The percentage of Oak Park Elementary School District 97 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 5.4% 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.
Recent IAR data shows that while Illinois students improved slightly in the test, math performance remains below pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, 28.4% of students met math benchmarks, compared to 31.8% in 2019. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity.
The disparities were even more pronounced in math. White students achieved a proficiency rate of 38.7%, while Black students achieved 9.1% and Hispanic students 15.6%. Asian students achieved the highest proficiency rates in both subjects, hitting 68.2% in ELA and 61.4% in math.
| School | District | Students who met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Mann Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 59.6% | 8.7% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 48.8% | 3.1% |
| Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 48.5% | 14.3% |
| Irving Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 44% | 6.9% |
| Percy Julian Middle School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 43.1% | 7.7% |
| William Beye Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 43% | 9.5% |
| Longfellow Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 42.4% | 10.6% |
| Oliver W. Holmes Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 42.3% | 9% |
| Whittier Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 42% | 8.8% |
| William Hatch Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 37.1% | 9.1% |
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