October 30, 2025
October 30, 2025
Dear District 67 Families, Staff, and Community,
Today, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) released the 2025 School Report Card, providing a snapshot of student learning and school performance across the state, by district, and for each public school. This year’s Report Card reflects data from the 2024–2025 school year. We are pleased to share District 67 results with you and highlight the continued growth of our students.
District 67 Summative Designations—All Schools Exemplary
We are proud to share that all five District 67 schools have been designated as Exemplary on the 2024–2025 Illinois School Report Card. This is the highest possible rating by the Illinois State Board of Education and reflects the collective commitment of our students, staff, and families, affirming District 67’s continued standing among the top-performing districts in Illinois.
All data calculated among non-selective Illinois school and district enrollment.
New ISBE Performance Measures
The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) is the state assessment and accountability measure for Illinois students enrolled in a public school district. The IAR assesses the Illinois Learning Standards, incorporating the Common Core, and is administered in English language arts and mathematics to all students in grades 3-8. This year, ISBE implemented new, right-sized performance levels for English Language Arts (ELA), Math, and Science. These metrics are designed by ISBE to provide a more accurate and consistent picture of student learning and readiness. Due to this statewide change, 2025 proficiency results establish a new baseline for all Illinois students and are not directly comparable to prior-year scores.
District 67 Report Card Highlights
District 67 ELA proficiency rates reached 84.3% in the 2024-25 school year, placing District 67 in the top 3% of Illinois districts (96.85th percentile).
District 67 Math proficiency rates reached 79.8 in the 2024-25 school year, placing District 67 in the top 2% of Illinois districts in Math (98.3rd percentile).
District 67 ranks 13th in Math and 24th in ELA out of 763 Illinois school districts.
While the state’s new, higher and more rigorous cut scores in science make it appear that proficiency levels declined to 73.4%, our actual student performance improved. In fact, science scores across the district increased from 81% to 83.2% when measured against prior benchmarks. We remain focused on continuous improvement in science instruction and on ensuring our curriculum and classroom practices are fully aligned with the state’s more rigorous college and career readiness standards.
School Report Card Highlights
- In ELA, Sheridan moved to 28th (up from 117th), now performing in the top 1% of schools statewide.
In Math, Sheridan moved to 3rd in the state (up from 57th) performing in the top 1% of schools statewide.
In ELA, Everett ranked 192nd (up from 218th), continuing to perform in the top 7% of all Illinois schools.
In Math, Everett ranked 17th (down from 12th), performing in the top 1% of schools statewide
- In ELA, Cherokee ranked 368th (up from 977th), performing in the top 13% of schools statewide.
In Math, Cherokee ranked 62nd (up from 192nd), performing in the top 3% of schools statewide.
In ELA, Deer Path Middle School East ranked 79th (up from 199th), performing in the top 3% of schools statewide.
In Math, Deer Path Middle School East rose to 168th (up from 345th), performing in the top 6% of schools statewide.
In ELA, Deer Path Middle School West ranked 73rd (up from 179th), performing in the top 3% of Illinois schools.
In Math, Deer Path Middle School West ranked 79th (up from 111th), performing in the top 3% of schools statewide.
Each school has a school improvement plan to address their specific goals.
How You Can Help
We remain partners with you in the education of your students. You can help by ensuring your student’s consistent attendance, familiarizing yourself with our Portrait of a Learner vision and five-year strategic plan, making a note of important assessment dates, ensuring your student is getting enough sleep, and reaching out to your teacher or principal to collaborate when you have an idea or concern.
Sincerely,
Matthew L. Montgomery, Ph.D.