In the 2023-24 school year, 89.7% of North Chicago School District 187 students failed the math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
These students did not meet the required standards of the math portion of the IAR compared to the 10.3% who did.
The total number North Chicago School District 187 students who failed their math assessments fell by 2.5% from the previous school year.
North Chicago School District 187 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in North Chicago.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Evelyn Alexander School | North Chicago School District 187 | 97.6% |
| A.J. Katzenmaier Academy | North Chicago School District 187 | 97.2% |
| Forrestal Elementary School | North Chicago School District 187 | 95.4% |
| Neal Math Science Academy | North Chicago School District 187 | 94.2% |
| Learn 10 Charter School | North Chicago School District 187 | 86.4% |
| LEARN Charter – North Chicago Campus | North Chicago School District 187 | 72.6% |
