Vermilion County students and their ELA performance in 2021-22

North Ridge Middle School Principal Ms. Eliza Brooks (2023) | North Ridge Middle School

By Chambana Sun

Jan 29, 2024

Results are in and 82.9% of Vermilion County students failed the ELA 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 ELA assessment in Vermilion County rose by 19.9% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Pulaski County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 92.7% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Piatt County had the highest success rate across the state, with 49.4% of its students passing the ELA 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.

Vermilion County's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 3 Years

Vermilion County Schools Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2021-22 School Year

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Garfield Elementary School	95%	80
South View Upper Elementary School	93.8%	580
Mark Denman Elementary School	93%	228
Edison Elementary School	92.3%	65
Judith Giacoma Elementary School	90.4%	374
Southwest Elementary School	90%	60
Liberty Elementary School	88.2%	102
Meade Park Elementary School	88.1%	101
Hoopeston Area Middle School	87%	239
Oakwood Junior High School	86.7%	128
Oakwood Grade School	86.1%	251
Pine Crest Elementary School	85.5%	186
North Ridge Middle School	84.5%	663
Potomac Elementary School	83.3%	84
Salt Fork South Elementary School	82.4%	74
Westville Junior High School	81.1%	190
Mary Miller Junior High School	80.6%	206
John Greer Elementary School	80.2%	232
Northeast Elementary Magnet School	72.4%	156
Salt Fork North Elementary School	72%	118
Bismarck-Henning Junior High School	70.6%	269
Bismarck-Henning Elementary School	69.2%	104
Rossville-Alvin Elementary School	61.8%	157
Salt Fork Junior High School	58%	176
Armstrong-Ellis Elementary School	54.7%	53