Rob Hanlon President | Community Unit School District 200
Rob Hanlon President | Community Unit School District 200
Of the 4,966 students in Community Unit School District 200 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 3,218 (64.8%) passed.
The percentage of Community Unit School District 200 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 2.2% compared to the previous school year.
Community Unit School District 200 roughly covers 19 schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Wheaton.
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 met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne Elementary School | Community Unit School District 200 | 63% | 1.4% |
| Edison Middle School | Community Unit School District 200 | 58.3% | 18.7% |
| Wiesbrook Elementary School | Community Unit School District 200 | 56.7% | 2% |
| Washington Elementary School | Community Unit School District 200 | 56.7% | 10.4% |
| Longfellow Elementary School | Community Unit School District 200 | 52.2% | 19.7% |
| Madison Elementary School | Community Unit School District 200 | 51.2% | 19.2% |
| Emerson Elementary School | Community Unit School District 200 | 50.3% | 14% |
| Hubble Middle School | Community Unit School District 200 | 50.2% | 8% |
| Whittier Elementary School | Community Unit School District 200 | 49.7% | 13.2% |
| Monroe Middle School | Community Unit School District 200 | 49.5% | 18.5% |
| Carl Sandburg Elementary School | Community Unit School District 200 | 48.8% | 6.4% |
| Franklin Middle School | Community Unit School District 200 | 48.5% | 25.2% |
| Lowell Elementary School | Community Unit School District 200 | 47.2% | 9.8% |
| Bower Elementary School | Community Unit School District 200 | 45.6% | 16.5% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Community Unit School District 200 | 44.2% | 22.1% |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School | Community Unit School District 200 | 44.1% | 8.6% |
| Clifford Johnson School | Community Unit School District 200 | 37.8% | 9.1% |
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