Peoria Standard

Results are in and 53.2% of Woodford County students failed the mathematics 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 mathematics assessment in Woodford County rose by 4.8% 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
Riverview Elementary School	92.3%	130
Lowpoint-Washburn Junior Senior High School	81.4%	70
Centennial School	63.6%	154
Davenport Elementary School	63.2%	149
Roanoke-Benson Junior High School	59.8%	142
Eureka Middle School	50.4%	476
Metamora Grade School	49%	560
Congerville Elementary School	46.6%	30
Germantown Hills Middle School	42.5%	362
Goodfield Elementary School	42.3%	26
Germantown Hills Elementary School	41.9%	191
Sowers Elementary School	37.9%	58