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Did Ford County students fail or pass their 2021-22 Mathematics tests?

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Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Elementary School Principal Mr. Justin Kean (2023) | Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Elementary School

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Elementary School Principal Mr. Justin Kean (2023) | Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Elementary School

Results are in and 71.4% of Ford 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 Ford County rose by 10.6% 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.

Ford County's Students Failure Rates in Mathematics Over 3 Years
2017-182019-202020-210%20%40%60%80%60.5%60.5%68.2%68.2%70.8%70.8%74.8%74.8%71.4%71.4%74.6%74.6%CountyState

Ford 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
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Elementary School77.2%197
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Middle School74.1%201
Clara Peterson Elementary School71.6%271
Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School65.2%279

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