Peoria Standard

Results are in and 63% of Tazewell County students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of students who failed their ELA assessment in Tazewell County rose by 7.6% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Pulaski County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 92.7% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Piatt County had the highest success rate across the state, with 49.4% 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.

Based on their reading scores on the NAEP, public school students from Illinois managed to stay relatively on par with the national level, according to the National Center for Education and Statistics.

Assessment participation rates in 2023 are at or above the 95% testing threshold, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Lasalle Elementary School	92.4%	105
L.E. Starke Elementary School	92.3%	39
Beverly Manor Elementary School	90.2%	328
J.L. Hensey Elementary School	89.7%	68
Jefferson Elementary School	89.2%	74
Delavan Junior High School	88.9%	72
Dirksen Primary School	88.1%	42
Central Junior High School	85.6%	457
C.B. Smith Elementary School	84.3%	51
Edison Junior High School	84.2%	330
Broadmoor Junior High School	82.9%	340
Wilson Intermediate School	81.2%	532
Delavan Elementary School	80.6%	108
Lincoln Elementary School	79.1%	153
South Pekin Elementary School	76.3%	114
Glendale Elementary School	73.8%	130
Willow Elementary School	73.1%	52
Parkview Junior High School	71.5%	193
Washington Intermediate School	71.2%	417
Scott Altman Primary School	66.7%	48
P.L. Bolin Elementary School	65.5%	145
Dee-Mack Intermediate School	62.6%	219
Rankin Elementary School	60.7%	140
Washington Middle School	60.2%	362
Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High	56%	216
Jefferson Elementary School	54.5%	187
Central Primary School	52.7%	131
Lincoln Grade School	52.7%	182
Robein Elementary School	52.1%	96
Tremont Elementary School	50.4%	127
Tremont Middle School	47.1%	280
Spring Lake Elementary School	46%	50
Lettie Brown Elementary School	43.2%	192
Lincoln Elementary School	42.2%	263
Grundy Elementary School	38.9%	208
Central Intermediate School	32.8%	772
Morton Junior High School	31.1%	460