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Monday, April 29, 2024

Did Marion County students fail or pass their 2021-22 school year Mathematics tests?

Test results show 18.6% of Marion County students passed 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 Marion County students who succeeded rose by 25.4% compared to the previous school year.

Woodford County County had the highest success rate across the state, with 44.1% of its students passing the Mathematics portion of the IAR. Schools in Alexander County County, on the other hand, performed the worst, with 95.8% 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.

Marion County Student's Proficiency in Mathematics Over 3 Years
2021-222020-212018-190%20%40%60%80%100%18.6%18.6%25.4%25.4%15.3%15.3%25.2%25.2%23.9%23.9%31.8%31.8%91.1%91.1%0%0%CountyState

Marion County Schools Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Mathematics Compared to Previous Years

SchoolStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)Total enrollment
Iuka Community Consolidated School32.9%9.1%220
Franklin Park Middle School28.7%2.4%521
Selmaville Elementary School21.3%1.3%244
Central City Elementary School20.1%1.4%360
Hawthorn Elementary School19.4%4.3%392
South Central Elementary-Kinmundy School18.8%0%263
Raccoon Consolidated Elementary School14.6%1.4%230
Kell Grade School13.3%4.4%65
Sandoval Elementary School13.2%0%201
Patoka Elementary School11.3%0%120
Jordan Elementary School10.5%1.8%231
Sandoval Junior High School10.3%0%101
Centralia Junior High School9.7%0%629
South Central Middle School6.3%0%133
Patoka Junior High School5.4%0%35
Odin Attendance Center K-83.5%0%160

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