South Central Reporter

Results are in and 60.9% of Clinton County students failed the Mathematics portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of students who failed their Mathematics assessment in Clinton County rose by 10.8% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 95.8% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Monroe County had the highest success rate across the state, with 43.1% of its students passing the Mathematics portion of the IAR.

The IAR measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing in meeting the English Language Arts and Mathematics standards set by the state.

Based on their reading scores on the NAEP, public school students from Illinois managed to stay relatively on par with the national level, according to the National Center for Education and Statistics.

Assessment participation rates in 2023 are at or above the 95% testing threshold, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Carlyle Junior High School	80.3%	300
North Wamac Grade School	73%	74
Willow Grove Elementary School	73%	89
Wesclin Middle School	70.1%	455
Breese Elementary School	67.5%	363
Carlyle Elementary School	59.2%	125
Albers Elementary School	54.4%	103
St. Rose Elementary School	54%	100
Damiansville Elementary School	48.1%	54
New Baden Elementary School	48%	50
Bartelso Elementary School	45.5%	112
Trenton Elementary School	42.6%	54
Germantown Elementary School	41.8%	134
Aviston Elementary School	34.1%	229