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35.1% of Berwyn South School District 100 students met or exceeded ELA IAR expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

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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, 35.1% of the students in Berwyn South School District 100 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 1,914 students in Berwyn South School District 100 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 672 (35.1%) passed.

The percentage of Berwyn South School District 100 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 8.1% compared to the previous school year.

Berwyn South School District 100 roughly covers eight schools within Cook County and has a main office in Berwyn.

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 (%)
Hiawatha Elementary SchoolBerwyn South School District 10035.2%1.6%
Heritage Middle SchoolBerwyn South School District 10034.6%9.4%
Irving Elementary SchoolBerwyn South School District 10034.5%2%
Freedom Middle SchoolBerwyn South School District 10032.7%3.1%
Piper SchoolBerwyn South School District 10027%2.1%
Komensky Elementary SchoolBerwyn South School District 10025.6%1.7%
Pershing Elementary SchoolBerwyn South School District 10024.6%2.6%
Emerson Elementary SchoolBerwyn South School District 10020.2%0%

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