How many Macoupin County students failed their mathematics IAR during 2022-23?

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By South Central Reporter

Aug 10, 2024

Results are in and 75.1% of Macoupin 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 Macoupin County rose by 7% 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%).

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

Macoupin 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
Bunker Hill High School	95.6%	45
North Mac Middle School	88.2%	220
Medora Intermediate School	87.1%	171
Wolf Ridge Education Center	86.9%	191
Northwestern Elementary School	85.7%	84
Mt. Olive Elementary School	85.3%	211
Northwestern Junior High School	80%	55
Southwestern Middle School	79.4%	184
North Mac Intermediate School	77.6%	214
Ben-Gil Elementary School	76.5%	234
Staunton Junior High School	71.2%	243
Gillespie Middle School	70.3%	233
Staunton Elementary School	69%	245
Shipman Elementary School	63.5%	159
Carlinville Intermediate School	62.4%	258
Carlinville Middle School	58.2%	256