Marion County: How many students failed their mathematics test in 2022-23 school year?

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By South Central Reporter

Aug 6, 2024

Results are in and 81.1% of Marion County students failed the mathematics portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of students who failed their mathematics assessment in Marion County rose by 1.3% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 97.5% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Woodford County had the highest success rate across the state, with 46.8% of its students passing the mathematics portion of the IAR.

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

According to recent IAR data, the average ELA proficiency rate for Illinois students was 35.4% in 2023, while the math proficiency rate stood at 27.1%. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity.

White students demonstrated higher proficiency rates in both ELA and math compared to Black and Hispanic students. The ELA proficiency rate for white students was 45.6%, around twice higher than that of Black students (17%) and Hispanic students (23.3%).

The gap was even worse in math, with white students achieving a 37% proficiency rate, nearly five times higher than Black students (7.9%) and over twice higher than Hispanic students (14.4%).

Marion County's Students Failure Rates in mathematics Over 4 Years

Marion County Schools Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in mathematics During 2022-23 School Year

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Patoka Junior High School	93.3%	45
Sandoval Junior High School	92.7%	95
Odin Attendance Center K-8	92.4%	93
Centralia Junior High School	91.9%	580
Selmaville Elementary School	91.5%	153
South Central Middle School	90.6%	139
Kell Grade School	87%	54
Patoka Elementary School	86.7%	45
Jordan Elementary School	86.2%	101
South Central Elementary-Kinmundy School	85.8%	141
Sandoval Elementary School	82.2%	90
Raccoon Consolidated Elementary School	72.5%	138
Central City Elementary School	72.3%	203
Franklin Park Middle School	71.3%	473
Hawthorn Elementary School	61.3%	106
Iuka Community Consolidated School	54.1%	148