South Central Reporter

Test results show 27% of Macoupin County students passed the English 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 Macoupin County students who succeeded rose by 12.7% compared to the previous school year.

Woodford County County had the highest success rate across the state, with 52.1% of its students passing the English portion of the IAR. Schools in Pulaski County County, on the other hand, performed the worst, with 92.7% of students failing to meet test requirements.

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

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 met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total enrollment
Staunton Junior High School	43.6%	4.8%	285
Medora Intermediate School	39.8%	5.4%	183
Shipman Elementary School	34.7%	1.2%	181
Staunton Elementary School	33.9%	2%	540
Carlinville Intermediate School	29.7%	2.6%	265
Carlinville Middle School	25.9%	3.6%	283
Southwestern Middle School	24.9%	2.4%	209
Northwestern Elementary School	20.7%	0%	193
Bunker Hill High School	20.4%	0%	222
Gillespie Middle School	20.2%	1.2%	261
Mt. Olive Elementary School	19.8%	0.9%	367
Ben-Gil Elementary School	18.8%	0.4%	534
Wolf Ridge Education Center	15%	0.5%	357
North Mac Intermediate School	14.1%	0.5%	215
North Mac Middle School	11.9%	0%	261
Northwestern Junior High School	5.1%	2.6%	43