CPS: Elementary students topped pre-pandemic literacy rate in preliminary standardized test results

With school districts across the country still grappling with learning loss due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chicago Public Schools announced Thursday that students in grades 3-8 appear to have performed better on English language proficiency tests, on average, than they did in 2018-19, the last full school year before the pandemic disrupted in-person learning. 

CPS’ analysis is based on preliminary results from the Illinois Assessment of Readiness — a statewide standardized test in math and English Language Arts or literacy skills, administered in grades 3-8 every spring...