Elementary School District 159
Recent News About Elementary School District 159
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2021-22 School Year Attendance: Cook County districts suffered a truancy rate of 30.3%
Cook County districts saw a truancy rate of 30.3% in the 2021-22 school year, higher than the state average.
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Cook County Education: Which district had most students enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year
Chicago Public School District 299 stood out in Cook County with 327,338 students enrolled in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
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There were 181,631 Black students enrolled in Cook County districts in 2021-22 school year
In the 2021-22 school year, 26.6% of students enrolled in Cook County school districts identified as Black.
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Analysis: 89.2% of black Cook County third graders failed state English exam in 2021
The 2021 state English exam was taken by 6,898 black third grade students in Cook County.
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Analysis: 93.1% of black Cook County third graders failed state math exam in 2021
The 2021 state math exam was taken by 6,774 black third grade students in Cook County.
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Annual report: Which school districts in Illinois are in the worst financial shape?
Chicago SD 299 School District is an area district listed among those that received the lowest financial ratings in Illinois by the Illinois StateBoard of Education (ISBE)