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How many Pike County students failed their Mathematics IAR during 2021-22?

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Pleasant Hill Elementary School Principal Mr. Ryan Lowe (2023) | Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Pleasant Hill Elementary School Principal Mr. Ryan Lowe (2023) | Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Results are in and 88.3% of Pike 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 Pike County rose by 4.5% 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.

Pike County's Students Failure Rates in Mathematics Over 3 Years
2017-182019-202020-210%20%40%60%80%100%85.8%85.8%68.2%68.2%89.6%89.6%74.8%74.8%88.3%88.3%74.6%74.6%CountyState

Pike 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
Pleasant Hill Elementary School97%132
Pikeland Community School90.7%484
Western Junior High School86.6%112
Griggsville-Perry Middle School85.4%89
Western Barry Elementary School81.6%98
Griggsville-Perry Primary School62.5%48

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