South Central Reporter

Results are in and 81.4% of Marion 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 Marion County rose by 0.4% 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
Odin Attendance Center K-8	96.5%	85
Patoka Junior High School	94.6%	37
South Central Middle School	93.7%	128
Centralia Junior High School	90.3%	585
Sandoval Junior High School	89.7%	97
Patoka Elementary School	88.7%	62
Jordan Elementary School	87.7%	114
Sandoval Elementary School	86.8%	91
Raccoon Consolidated Elementary School	84%	144
Kell Grade School	82.2%	45
South Central Elementary-Kinmundy School	81.2%	128
Central City Elementary School	78.5%	219
Selmaville Elementary School	77.4%	155
Hawthorn Elementary School	76.3%	93
Franklin Park Middle School	68.9%	501
Iuka Community Consolidated School	58%	143