More Than 30 Illinois Public Schools Have No Students Proficient In Math Or Reading: Report

There are no students proficient at grade level in math or reading at dozens of Illinois public schools, according to a new report from a nonprofit research organization. 

The report from Wirepoints found that at 30 Illinois schools, no students can read at grade level, while at 53 schools, no student is proficient in math. The schools are primarily located in the Chicago area, and the spending per student varied in 2022 from about $6,000 to more than $50,000. 

“The absolute failure to teach even a single child to read and do math in so many schools is yet another indictment of the state’s educational system,” the report says.