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 math portion of the IAR compared to the 8.6% who did.
The total number Bellwood School District 88 students who failed their math assessments fell by 1.3% from the previous school year.
Bellwood School District 88 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Bellwood.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| McKinley Elementary School | Bellwood School District 88 | 94.8% |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary School | Bellwood School District 88 | 93.8% |
| Roosevelt Middle School | Bellwood School District 88 | 92.4% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Bellwood School District 88 | 89.6% |
| Grant Elementary School | Bellwood School District 88 | 84.7% |
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