Macoupin County: How many students failed their ELA test in 2022-23 school year?

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website

By South Central Reporter

Aug 15, 2024

Results are in and 63.4% of Macoupin 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 Macoupin County rose by 16.3% 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%).

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

Macoupin 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
Northwestern Elementary School	82.2%	84
North Mac Middle School	80.7%	223
Mt. Olive Elementary School	78.2%	211
Gillespie Middle School	76.9%	233
North Mac Intermediate School	72%	214
Wolf Ridge Education Center	70.6%	191
Ben-Gil Elementary School	67.9%	234
Northwestern Junior High School	67.3%	55
Bunker Hill High School	64.5%	45
Staunton Elementary School	60.8%	245
Carlinville Intermediate School	59.3%	258
Southwestern Middle School	58.6%	184
Staunton Junior High School	51.9%	243
Shipman Elementary School	50.9%	159
Medora Intermediate School	48.5%	171
Carlinville Middle School	38.3%	256