West Central Reporter

Test results show 22.8% of Morgan 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 Morgan County students who succeeded rose by 21.4% 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
Eisenhower Elementary School	42.5%	6.5%	316
Triopia Junior-Senior High School	37.9%	1.5%	179
Triopia Grade School	33.9%	7.1%	198
North Jacksonville School	29.3%	1.2%	156
South Jacksonville Elementary School	28.6%	4.8%	298
Franklin Elementary School	27.1%	3.4%	55
Murrayville-Woodson Elementary School	22%	1.7%	126
Waverly Junior and Senior High School	17.5%	0%	143
Jacksonville Middle School	16.9%	0.7%	691
Waverly Elementary School	14.2%	1.9%	208
Washington Elementary School	13.3%	0%	222
Lincoln Elementary School	10.2%	0.9%	234
Franklin Junior/Senior High School	9%	0%	169
Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School	1.5%	0%	123
Meredosia-Chambersburg Junior High School	0%	0%	27