Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
The number of students who failed their mathematics assessment in Peoria County rose by 1.2% 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%).
| School | Students who did not meet standards (%) | Total students tested |
|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Magnet School | 99.5% | 397 |
| Calvin Coolidge Middle School | 99.4% | 338 |
| Glen Oak Community Learning Center | 98.8% | 425 |
| Sterling Middle School | 98.6% | 353 |
| Von Steuben Middle School | 98.1% | 269 |
| Dr. Maude A. Sanders Primary School | 97.8% | 136 |
| Harrison Community Learning Center | 97.7% | 343 |
| Lincoln School | 97.5% | 491 |
| Trewyn Primary School | 97.5% | 246 |
| Franklin Primary School | 96.8% | 155 |
| Quest Charter School Academy | 95.6% | 183 |
| Peoria Heights Grade School | 94.2% | 308 |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School | 93.8% | 96 |
| Bartonville Elementary School | 91.6% | 120 |
| Whittier Primary School | 91.4% | 104 |
| Hines Primary School | 90.7% | 160 |
| Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School | 90.6% | 117 |
| Pleasant Valley Middle School | 89% | 200 |
| Illini Bluffs Elementary School | 87% | 177 |
| Rolling Acres Middle School | 86.2% | 306 |
| Mark W. Bills Middle School | 83% | 235 |
| Norwood Primary School | 82.4% | 74 |
| Charles A. Lindbergh Middle School | 81% | 273 |
| Norwood Elementary School | 78.3% | 161 |
| Illini Bluffs Middle School | 78.2% | 193 |
| Oak Grove School | 76.3% | 177 |
| Charter Oak Primary School | 72.8% | 136 |
| Northmoor Primary School | 72.5% | 138 |
| Chillicothe Junior High School | 72.5% | 240 |
| Farmington Central Elementary School | 71.4% | 251 |
| Mossville Junior High | 69.2% | 182 |
| Princeville Elementary School | 68.7% | 144 |
| Farmington Central Junior High School | 65.3% | 251 |
| Limestone Walters Elementary School | 64.2% | 126 |
| Elmwood Junior High School | 63.3% | 98 |
| Chillicothe Elementary Center | 62.3% | 143 |
| Kellar Primary School | 60.3% | 136 |
| Brimfield Grade School | 58.3% | 264 |
| South Elementary School | 57.8% | 71 |
| Monroe Elementary School | 56.6% | 175 |
| Elmwood Elementary School | 55% | 191 |
| Dunlap Grade School | 53.3% | 118 |
| Mossville Elementary School | 53.1% | 168 |
| Ridgeview Elementary School | 52.2% | 220 |
| Dunlap Valley Middle School | 51.7% | 559 |
| Banner Elementary School | 49.7% | 159 |
| Hollis Consolidated Grade School | 48.1% | 83 |
| Wilder-Waite Elementary School | 44.2% | 163 |
| Dunlap Middle School | 38.5% | 533 |
| Hickory Grove Elementary School | 36.8% | 364 |
| Princeville High School | 36.4% | 132 |
| Washington Gifted School | 26.9% | 274 |
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