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Did Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 school year ELA tests?

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 30% 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 2,175 students in Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 653 (30%) passed.

The percentage of Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 10.9% 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) 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.

Students Who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Jane Addams Elementary SchoolMaywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 8936.9%1.3%
Lincoln Elementary SchoolMaywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 8934.6%2.4%
Washington Dual Language AcademyMaywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 8934.3%6%
Melrose Park Elementary SchoolMaywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 8930.4%1.7%
Roosevelt Elementary SchoolMaywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 8929.8%0.6%
Stevenson Middle SchoolMaywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 8929.7%2.8%
Emerson Elementary SchoolMaywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 8925.8%1.9%
Irving Middle SchoolMaywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 8921.5%1%
Garfield Elementary SchoolMaywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 8920.7%1.2%

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