McLean County Times

Test results show 21.8% of Livingston County students passed the English 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 Livingston County students who succeeded rose by 0.4% compared to the previous school year.

Woodford County County had the highest success rate across the state, with 52.1% of its students passing the English portion of the IAR. Schools in Pulaski County County, on the other hand, performed the worst, with 92.7% of students failing to meet test requirements.

The IAR measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing in meeting the English Language Arts and Mathematics standards set by Illinois.

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 met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total enrollment
Saunemin Elementary School	35.1%	1.4%	126
Prairie Central Upper Elementary School	31%	2.8%	220
Prairie Central Junior High School	30.5%	4.1%	254
Odell Grade School	27.6%	0%	162
Washington Elementary School	25.7%	0.9%	225
Prairie Central Elementary School	24.7%	0.9%	347
Cornell Elementary School	19.7%	0%	98
Woodland Elementary/Junior High School	17.8%	1%	302
Flanagan Elementary School	17.2%	0%	194
Graymont Elementary School	17.1%	5.7%	49
Dwight Common School	16.4%	0.3%	511
Pontiac Junior High School	6.4%	0.3%	337
Lincoln Elementary School	5%	0%	218