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Did Hancock County students fail or pass their 2021-22 Mathematics tests?

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Southeastern Junior/Senior High School Principal Mr. Tim Kerr (2023) | Southeastern Junior/Senior High School

Southeastern Junior/Senior High School Principal Mr. Tim Kerr (2023) | Southeastern Junior/Senior High School

Results are in and 78.8% of Hancock County students failed 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 students who failed their Mathematics assessment in Hancock County rose by 8.1% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 95.8% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Monroe County had the highest success rate across the state, with 43.1% 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.

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.

Hancock County's Students Failure Rates in Mathematics Over 3 Years
2017-182019-202020-210%20%40%60%80%100%72.4%72.4%68.2%68.2%79.9%79.9%74.8%74.8%78.8%78.8%74.6%74.6%CountyState

Hancock County Schools Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in Mathematics During 2021-22 School Year
SchoolStudents who did not meet standards (%)Total students tested
Southeastern Elementary School87.8%115
La Harpe Junior High School85%60
Warsaw Elementary School84.1%107
Southeastern Junior/Senior High School83.1%59
Carthage Middle School79.4%175
Nauvoo Elementary School78.6%131
Dallas City Elementary School77.9%113
La Harpe Elementary School76%50
Hamilton Elementary School73.6%250
Carthage Primary School69.6%79

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