McLean County Times

Results are in and 73.7% of McLean 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 McLean County rose by 40.1% 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
Sheridan Elementary School	97.3%	184
Irving Elementary School	91.6%	178
Bloomington Junior High School	91.3%	1,011
Oakdale Elementary School	91.2%	181
Ridgeview Junior High School	91%	134
Bent Elementary School	90.9%	198
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	89.3%	215
Parkside Elementary School	86%	121
Stevenson Elementary School	84.7%	150
Sugar Creek Elementary School	83.9%	124
Fox Creek Elementary School	83.4%	157
Ridgeview Elementary School	83.2%	107
Olympia South Elementary School	81.7%	109
Kingsley Junior High School	79.5%	781
Pepper Ridge Elementary School	78.6%	140
Parkside Junior High School	78%	626
Chiddix Junior High School	76.3%	599
Evans Junior High School	76.3%	735
Fairview Elementary School	76%	129
Olympia Middle School	76%	383
Heyworth Junior-Senior High School	74.5%	137
Glenn Elementary School	74%	104
Washington Elementary School	71.2%	170
Colene Hoose Elementary School	70.9%	179
Olympia West Elementary School	69.1%	94
Oakland Elementary School	68.6%	207
Lexington Junior High School	67.9%	109
Leroy Elementary School	66.8%	202
Heyworth Elementary School	66.7%	258
Carlock Elementary School	66.1%	56
Leroy Junior High School	64.7%	116
Lexington Elementary School	63.3%	109
Olympia North Elementary School	62.1%	140
Hudson Elementary School	61.5%	130
Towanda Elementary School	51.6%	91
Prairieland Elementary School	49.5%	214
Tri-Valley Middle School	46.7%	454
Northpoint Elementary School	46.4%	233
Grove Elementary School	45.4%	273
Benjamin Elementary School	43%	302
Tri-Valley Elementary School	32.1%	81