Tracy Murphy Principal at Gower School District 62 | Official Website
Tracy Murphy Principal at Gower School District 62 | Official Website
These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 73.4% who did.
The total number Gower School District 62 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 4.6% from the previous school year.
Gower School District 62 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Willowbrook.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gower West Elementary School | Gower School District 62 | 37.2% |
| Gower Middle School | Gower School District 62 | 21.5% |
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