Peoria Standard

Results are in and 59.4% of Tazewell County students failed the ELA 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 ELA assessment in Tazewell County rose by 5.9% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 95.7% 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 59.4% 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.

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
L.E. Starke Elementary School	92.2%	38
Lasalle Elementary School	87.5%	80
Delavan Junior High School	86.5%	67
Beverly Manor Elementary School	86.2%	329
Dirksen Primary School	86.1%	43
Parkview Junior High School	85.2%	210
J.L. Hensey Elementary School	84.8%	66
Delavan Elementary School	82.7%	115
C.B. Smith Elementary School	81.9%	77
Jefferson Elementary School	78.6%	89
Glendale Elementary School	76.5%	149
Wilson Intermediate School	76.2%	557
Broadmoor Junior High School	76.1%	350
Central Junior High School	76.1%	431
Lincoln Elementary School	75.9%	141
Washington Intermediate School	72.8%	389
South Pekin Elementary School	71.8%	96
P.L. Bolin Elementary School	70.9%	138
Olympia West Elementary School	68.8%	109
Marquette Elementary School	67.4%	43
Edison Junior High School	66.2%	302
Midwest Central Middle School	64.5%	175
Willow Elementary School	64.3%	56
Lincoln Grade School	62.5%	192
Scott Altman Primary School	59%	39
Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High	58.6%	244
Central Primary School	58.2%	153
Robein Elementary School	55.6%	108
Washington Middle School	51.1%	364
Jefferson Elementary School	50.7%	197
Spring Lake Elementary School	50.1%	42
Rankin Elementary School	50%	142
Tremont Elementary School	48.4%	122
Dee-Mack Intermediate School	45.6%	204
Lincoln Elementary School	42.7%	283
Tremont Middle School	41.7%	299
Lettie Brown Elementary School	37.9%	203
Grundy Elementary School	34.4%	218
Morton Junior High School	31%	465
Central Intermediate School	25%	717