All 3 D90 schools earn Exemplary status in 2025-26 Illinois Report Card

Each River Forest School District 90 school earned an Exemplary rating from the Illinois State Board of Education in its annual 2025-26 Illinois Report Card released Friday morning. It’s the fifth year in a row Willard Elementary School has received Exemplary status. The Exemplary designation for Roosevelt Middle School follows a Commendable rating last year and Exemplary in 2024. Roosevelt Middle School listed as Commendable a year ago, but that was under the Illinois Report Card’s prior format. The new format puts in place Profiles of Performance, consisting of three parts: Core academic indicators, which recognizes school strengths on student outcomes like proficiency, growth and graduation rate; elevating indicators, such as consistent attendance and English Learner progress; and student group performance, which looks at the performance of specific student groups where additional support may be needed. District-wide, English language arts proficiency stood at 90.6%, wi