Kankakee Times

Test results show 27% of Iroquois 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 Iroquois County students who succeeded rose by 5.1% 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
Chebanse Elementary School	42.2%	5.9%	326
Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman	41.2%	17.6%	154
Donovan Elementary School	39.6%	4.2%	143
Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville	31.7%	0.8%	125
Cissna Park Elementary School	31.7%	3.3%	116
Iroquois West Middle School	31.4%	3.4%	173
Donovan Junior High School	29.8%	1.8%	59
Cissna Park Junior High School	26.7%	1.7%	61
Milford Grade School West Campus	18.1%	0.5%	347
Crescent City Grade School	16.7%	0%	66
John L. Nash Middle School	14.9%	0.3%	290
Watseka Junior High School	13.7%	0%	203