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That's according to an analysis from South Central Reporter of test scores compiled by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
ISBE reports that in the 2023-24 school year, 91.6% of Christian County's 345 public high school students—approximately 316 students—failed the math portion of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and have “minimal (or) incomplete understanding of the knowledge and skills relative to Illinois Learning Standards.”
Students can achieve four proficiencies in their subjects: partially met, approaching, meets, and exceeds standards. This report concludes students who partially met or approached the standards have failed in the subject.
South Fork Junior Senior High School (100%) and Morrisonville High School (100%) had the highest failure rate in Christian County, and Pana Senior High School (93.2%) and Taylorville Senior High School (88.7%) had the lowest.
No high school in Christian County had a student passing rate exceeding 50%.
Countywide, math test failure rates rose from 83.6% in the 2022-23 school year to 91.6% in the 2023-24 school year.
Failure rates increased at three Christian County high schools in the 2023-24 school year, with the most significant increase happening at Taylorville Senior High School, where the rate jumped from 78.4% to 88.7%.
Statewide, failure rates were highest in Bureau County, Christian County, Gallatin County, Schuyler County, and Hamilton County, where the percentage of students who failed the math exam were 82.4%, 91.6%, 93.4%, 93.6%, and 95.2%, respectively.
No Christian County high schools saw math scores improve between the 2022-23 school year and the 2023-24 school year.
Data shows that 73.7% of Illinois students failed the 2023-24 school year state math exam, up from 73% in the 2022-23 school year.
The SAT test is administered to Illinois high school sophomores “to fulfill the requirement that students take an assessment for college and career readiness in order to receive a regular high school diploma.”
| High School | Student Count | Failure Rate in 2022-23 | Failure Rate in 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Fork Junior Senior High School | 16 | 100% | 100% |
| Morrisonville High School | 18 | 100% | 100% |
| Edinburg High School | 18 | 92.3% | 100% |
| Pana Senior High School | 88 | 84.9% | 93.2% |
| Taylorville Senior High School | 205 | 78.4% | 88.7% |
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