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
These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 55.1% who did.
The total number Oak Park Elementary School District 97 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 7.5% from the previous school year.
Oak Park Elementary School District 97 roughly covers 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 did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| William Hatch Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 53.7% |
| Percy Julian Middle School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 49.3% |
| Whittier Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 49.2% |
| Irving Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 49.1% |
| Oliver W. Holmes Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 48.7% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 48% |
| William Beye Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 47.5% |
| Longfellow Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 47% |
| Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 37.2% |
| Horace Mann Elementary School | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | 31.8% |
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