Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 30% who did.
The total number Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 12% from the previous school year.
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 roughly covers 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.
| School | District | Students who did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Garfield Elementary School | Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 | 78.2% |
| Irving Middle School | Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 | 77.6% |
| Emerson Elementary School | Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 | 72.3% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 | 69.6% |
| Melrose Park Elementary School | Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 | 68% |
| Stevenson Middle School | Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 | 67.4% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 | 62.9% |
| Jane Addams Elementary School | Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 | 61.8% |
| Washington Dual Language Academy | Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 | 59.7% |
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