South Central Reporter

Test results show 29.6% of Marion 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 Marion County students who succeeded rose by 6.6% 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
Franklin Park Middle School	42.7%	11.2%	521
Iuka Community Consolidated School	40.6%	13.3%	220
Raccoon Consolidated Elementary School	35.4%	2.1%	230
Hawthorn Elementary School	28%	1.1%	392
Selmaville Elementary School	27.7%	1.3%	244
Central City Elementary School	24.2%	7.8%	360
South Central Middle School	22.7%	3.1%	133
South Central Elementary-Kinmundy School	21.1%	2.3%	263
Kell Grade School	17.8%	0%	65
Centralia Junior High School	17.4%	1.9%	629
Jordan Elementary School	14%	0.9%	231
Sandoval Junior High School	11.3%	0%	101
Patoka Junior High School	10.8%	0%	35
Odin Attendance Center K-8	9.4%	0%	160
Sandoval Elementary School	7.7%	0%	201
Patoka Elementary School	6.5%	0%	120