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

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Franklin Elementary School Principal Ronda Smith (2023) | Franklin Elementary School

Franklin Elementary School Principal Ronda Smith (2023) | Franklin Elementary School

Results are in and 77.2% of Morgan 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 Morgan County rose by 1.1% 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.

Morgan County's Students Failure Rates in Mathematics Over 3 Years
2017-182019-202020-210%20%40%60%80%100%75.7%75.7%68.2%68.2%80.2%80.2%74.8%74.8%77.2%77.2%74.6%74.6%CountyState

Morgan 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
Meredosia-Chambersburg Junior High School100%25
Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School98.5%65
Franklin Junior/Senior High School91%78
Lincoln Elementary School88.9%108
Washington Elementary School86.7%105
Waverly Elementary School84%106
Waverly Junior and Senior High School82.5%40
Jacksonville Middle School82.4%682
Murrayville-Woodson Elementary School76.3%59
Franklin Elementary School69.5%59
North Jacksonville School69.5%82
South Jacksonville Elementary School66.7%147
Triopia Junior-Senior High School60.6%66
Triopia Grade School58.9%112
Eisenhower Elementary School51%153

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