Test Expectations: How many Vermilion County students failed to meet Mathematics expectations in 2021-22 school year?

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

By Chambana Sun

Feb 4, 2024

Results are in and 87.9% of Vermilion 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 Vermilion County rose by 18.3% 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.

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

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

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Garfield Elementary School	98.7%	80
South View Upper Elementary School	97.1%	577
Edison Elementary School	95.4%	65
Meade Park Elementary School	95%	100
North Ridge Middle School	93.4%	663
Mark Denman Elementary School	90.8%	228
Mary Miller Junior High School	90.8%	206
Hoopeston Area Middle School	89.4%	236
Southwest Elementary School	88.3%	60
Pine Crest Elementary School	88.2%	186
Judith Giacoma Elementary School	88.2%	374
Liberty Elementary School	88.1%	101
Westville Junior High School	87.8%	188
Oakwood Grade School	86.5%	245
Salt Fork Junior High School	85.7%	175
Oakwood Junior High School	85.6%	125
John Greer Elementary School	82.8%	232
Northeast Elementary Magnet School	80.1%	156
Salt Fork South Elementary School	79.7%	74
Bismarck-Henning Junior High School	79.6%	269
Potomac Elementary School	78.6%	84
Rossville-Alvin Elementary School	78.3%	157
Salt Fork North Elementary School	76.3%	118
Armstrong-Ellis Elementary School	73.6%	53
Bismarck-Henning Elementary School	66.3%	104