Illinois Report Card – Student Performance
The recently released Illinois Report Card shows 41% of students in third through eighth grade read at grade level in 2024 compared to 35% the previous school year. Math proficiency increased by over 1 percentage point to 28% in spring 2024.
But for 11th graders in Illinois, only 31% were reading at grade level and 26% performed math proficiently. Not only is that a slight decrease from the previous year, but it also represents a five-percentage point drop in reading and an eight-percentage point drop in math since before the pandemic.
