South Central Reporter

Results are in and 77.9% of Macoupin 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 Macoupin County rose by 1.4% 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
Northwestern Junior High School	97.4%	39
North Mac Middle School	89.3%	253
Bunker Hill High School	87.8%	49
Wolf Ridge Education Center	86.5%	193
North Mac Intermediate School	82.9%	205
Southwestern Middle School	82.4%	205
Mt. Olive Elementary School	81.1%	212
Northwestern Elementary School	80.4%	92
Gillespie Middle School	78.5%	247
Carlinville Middle School	78%	273
Ben-Gil Elementary School	78%	223
Medora Intermediate School	76.5%	166
Staunton Junior High School	74%	273
Shipman Elementary School	71.2%	170
Staunton Elementary School	69%	248
Carlinville Intermediate School	62.4%	266