Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 23.6% who did.
The total number Cicero School District 99 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 5.5% from the previous school year.
Cicero School District 99 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Cicero.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Columbus West Elementary School | Cicero School District 99 | 88% |
| Liberty Elementary School | Cicero School District 99 | 86.9% |
| Cicero West Elementary School | Cicero School District 99 | 82.9% |
| Drexel Elementary School | Cicero School District 99 | 82% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary School | Cicero School District 99 | 80.7% |
| Warren Park School | Cicero School District 99 | 80.4% |
| T. Roosevelt Elementary School | Cicero School District 99 | 79.8% |
| Goodwin Elementary School | Cicero School District 99 | 75.2% |
| Columbus East Elementary School | Cicero School District 99 | 74.8% |
| Cicero East Elementary School | Cicero School District 99 | 74.6% |
| Unity Junior High School | Cicero School District 99 | 73.7% |
| Sherlock Elementary School | Cicero School District 99 | 73% |
| Abe Lincoln Elementary School | Cicero School District 99 | 72.4% |
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