Chambana Sun

Results are in and 77.3% of Champaign 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 Champaign County rose by 79% 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.

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Garden Hills Elementary School	98.9%	187
Dr. Preston L. Williams Junior Elementary School	98.1%	213
J.W. Eater Junior High School	95.6%	519
Eastlawn Elementary School	95.5%	155
Wiley Elementary School	94.6%	93
Broadmeadow Elementary School	93.5%	123
Northview Elementary School	93%	114
Thomas Paine Elementary School	92.4%	118
M.L. King Junior Elementary School	92%	113
Washington Elementary School	91.8%	158
Urbana Middle School	91.8%	839
Ludlow Elementary School	91.2%	34
Thomasboro Grade School	90.8%	87
Stratton Elementary School	90.5%	232
Fisher Junior/Senior High School	90.1%	81
Pleasant Acres Elementary School	89.6%	106
Yankee Ridge Elementary School	89.5%	162
Westview Elementary School	87.1%	225
Jefferson Middle School	85.9%	716
Edison Middle School	82.3%	711
Franklin Middle School	81.2%	665
International Prep Academy	77.3%	242
Leal Elementary School	76%	179
Unity Junior High School	75%	340
Robeson Elementary School	73.6%	212
Heritage Junior High And Elementary School	72%	157
Unity West School	71.7%	223
Gifford Grade School	70.9%	110
Fisher Grade School	69.6%	181
Dr. Howard Elementary School	67.8%	180
Kenwood Elementary School	67.4%	175
Bottenfield Elementary School	66.5%	212
Vernon L. Barkstall Elementary School	66.3%	184
Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary School	64%	86
Lincoln Trail Elementary School	62.1%	739
Prairieview-Ogden Junior High School	61.4%	44
South Side Elementary School	60.1%	143
Maho-Seymour Junior High School	56%	738
St. Joseph Middle School	55.7%	361
Unity East School	54.5%	112
Carrie Busey Elementary School	50.9%	220
St. Joseph Elementary School	42.5%	146
Prairieview-Ogden North Elementary School	40.5%	37