COVID-19 especially hurt English, math scores for Illinois minority students 

Illinois Assessment of Readiness and SAT proficiency percentages by subject, grade and race in 2019 and 2021, and proficiency percentage decline from 2019-2021

Proficiency is determined by scoring in levels 4 or 5 on the IAR, or levels 3 or 4 on the SAT. See 2021 Glossary of Terms​
Table: @illinoispolicy Source: 2021, 2019 Report Card Public Data Set