Illinois

Illinois Title III Office

Robin M. Lisboa
Illinois State Board of Education
James R. Thompson Center
English Language Learning Division
100 W. Randolph St, Suite 14-300
Chicago, IL 60601-3268
Ph: 312-814-3850
Fax: 312-814-8636

State Standards

Illinois English Language Proficiency Standards

Illinois Learning Standards

State Assessment Systems

Illinois English Language Proficiency Assessment - ACCESS for ELLs^® 

Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT)

Technical Assistance Network

Find technical assistance centers for the state.

State Focus: Illinois

A snapshot of the current demographics of EL students in the state

CSPR Data

(What is CSPR?)

• 2009-10 CSPR report submitted by state
• 2008-09 CSPR report submitted by state
• 2007-08 CSPR report submitted by state
• 2006-07 CSPR report submitted by state

Other Data Tables

• Rate of LEP Growth 1997-98 to 2007-08

• American Community Survey estimate of population aged 5-21, and ability to speak English

District Data

Learn more about individual districts in Illinois! Below is a sample of ten urban/suburban and rural districts, representing some of those with the highest and/or fastest growing numbers of EL students.

Chicago Public Schools

Cicero Public School District 99

Des Plaines School District 62

Indian Prairie School District 204

Oswego Community Unit School District 308

Plainfield School District  202

School District U-46

Valley View Community Unit School District 365u

Waukegan Public School District 60

West Aurora School District 129

For more information on data sources and analysis see the Trends in School Districts' English Learner Enrollments.