Peoria Standard

Test results show 21.8% of Marshall County students passed the Mathematics 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 Marshall County students who succeeded rose by 24.1% compared to the previous school year.

Woodford County County had the highest success rate across the state, with 44.1% of its students passing the Mathematics portion of the IAR. Schools in Alexander County County, on the other hand, performed the worst, with 95.8% of students failing to meet test requirements.

The IAR measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing in meeting the English Language Arts and Mathematics standards set by Illinois.

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 met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total enrollment
Midland Middle School	28.7%	1.6%	193
Fieldcrest Middle School	25%	1.6%	179
Midland Elementary School	22.9%	3.1%	269
Henry-Senachwine Grade School	17%	0.5%	379
Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School	14.4%	2.2%	178
Fieldcrest Intermediate School	13%	0%	177