West Cook News

In the 2023-24 school year, 16.3% of the students in Berkeley School District 87 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 1,384 students in Berkeley School District 87 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 226 (16.3%) passed.

The percentage of Berkeley School District 87 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 3.1% compared to the previous school year.

Berkeley School District 87 roughly covers six schools within Cook County and has a main office in Berkeley.

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 (%)
MacArthur Middle School	Berkeley School District 87	23.8%	1.4%
J.W. Riley Intermediate School	Berkeley School District 87	15.6%	0.6%
Northlake Middle School	Berkeley School District 87	12.6%	0.3%
Sunnyside Intermediate School	Berkeley School District 87	9.9%	0.3%