South Central Reporter

Test results show 44.4% of Clinton 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 Clinton County students who succeeded rose by 4.9% 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
Bartelso Elementary School	58%	17.9%	180
Trenton Elementary School	55.6%	7.4%	252
Albers Elementary School	53.4%	4.9%	174
Germantown Elementary School	50.7%	15.7%	236
St. Rose Elementary School	50%	4%	186
Aviston Elementary School	48%	10.9%	407
Damiansville Elementary School	46.3%	5.6%	91
Breese Elementary School	40.3%	8.2%	426
New Baden Elementary School	34%	16%	233
Carlyle Elementary School	31.2%	9.6%	384
Wesclin Middle School	30.1%	3.5%	455
North Wamac Grade School	24.3%	1.4%	113
Carlyle Junior High School	22.7%	1.7%	309
Willow Grove Elementary School	14.6%	1.1%	169