How many Clinton County students failed their ELA IAR during 2022-23?

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | solutiontree.com

By South Central Reporter

Aug 22, 2024

Results are in and 48.5% of Clinton County students failed the ELA 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 ELA assessment in Clinton County rose by 12.2% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 95.7% 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 59.4% of its students passing the ELA 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%).

Clinton County's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

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

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Willow Grove Elementary School	73.2%	82
North Wamac Grade School	68.9%	77
Trenton Elementary School	61.8%	42
Carlyle Elementary School	59.1%	144
Carlyle Junior High School	58.7%	290
New Baden Elementary School	57.5%	59
Wesclin Middle School	51%	463
St. Rose Elementary School	45.7%	92
Breese Elementary School	44.8%	364
Damiansville Elementary School	44.4%	54
Germantown Elementary School	37.8%	135
Albers Elementary School	37.1%	97
Bartelso Elementary School	34.2%	111
Aviston Elementary School	31.1%	247