South Central Reporter

Test results show 39.1% of Clinton 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 Clinton County students who succeeded rose by 17.3% 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.

School	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total enrollment
Aviston Elementary School	55%	10.9%	407
Germantown Elementary School	44.8%	13.4%	236
Trenton Elementary School	44.4%	13%	252
New Baden Elementary School	44%	8%	233
Bartelso Elementary School	42.9%	11.6%	180
Albers Elementary School	42.7%	2.9%	174
St. Rose Elementary School	42%	4%	186
Carlyle Elementary School	34.4%	6.4%	384
Damiansville Elementary School	33.3%	18.5%	91
Breese Elementary School	29.8%	2.8%	426
Wesclin Middle School	27.9%	2%	455
North Wamac Grade School	27%	0%	113
Willow Grove Elementary School	25.8%	1.1%	169
Carlyle Junior High School	19%	0.7%	309