Higher Test Scores At 3 Darien Districts

DARIEN, IL – Darien's three school districts generally saw increased test scores last school year, according to data that the state released Wednesday.

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness has been given annually to third through eighth graders since 2019 (2020 excluded).

The three local systems are Cass District 63, Center Cass District 66 and Darien District 61.

Of the three, just Darien District 61 is seeing percentages of students meeting state benchmarks at higher levels than before the pandemic in both English language arts and math.

The three districts are wealthier than most around the state, with the percentages of low-income students ranging from 15 percent to 37 percent. Nearly half of students statewide fall into that category.

The newly released data is on the Illinois Report Card website.

Here are the percentages of students meeting or exceeding state standards on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness last school year:

CASS 63

English language arts
2024 62%
2023 55%
2022 53%
2021 45%
2019 61%

Math
2024 44%
2023 44%
2022 43%
2021 42%
2019 52%

CENTER CASS 66

English language arts
2024 55%
2023 48%
2022 49%
2021 48%
2019 58%

Math
2024 48%
2023 47%
2022 45%
2021 38%
2019 51%

Darien 61

English language arts
2024 48%
2023 41%
2022 32%
2021 32%
2019 40%

Math
2024 39%
2023 38%
2022 36%

2021 32%
2019 37%

Source: Illinois Report Card