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

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Grigsby Intermediate School Principal Steven Mathes (2023) | Grigsby Intermediate School

Grigsby Intermediate School Principal Steven Mathes (2023) | Grigsby Intermediate School

Results are in and 76.8% of Madison 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 Madison County rose by 9.7% 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.

Madison County's Students Failure Rates in Mathematics Over 3 Years
2017-182019-202020-210%20%40%60%80%100%68.8%68.8%68.2%68.2%76.8%76.8%74.8%74.8%76.8%76.8%74.6%74.6%CountyState

Madison 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
Madison Junior High School99.2%133
Grigsby Intermediate School93.7%795
Mitchell Elementary School93.6%362
Coolidge Junior High School93%790
Summit Elementary School92.5%40
Bernard Long Elementary School92.5%120
Lewis-Clark Junior High School92.1%189
Alton Middle School91.7%1,208
Kreitner Elementary School90.9%121
Hartford Elementary School90.2%51
Frohardt Elementary School90.1%405
Collinsville Middle School88.3%918
East Alton Middle School87.5%192
West Elementary School86.5%304
John A. Renfro Elementary School85.3%190
North Elementary School85.3%456
Dorris Intermediate School84.5%915
Twin Echo Elementary School84.3%83
Caseyville Elementary School83.9%118
Eastwood Elementary School83.9%193
Webster Elementary School83.7%92
Lewis-Clark Elementary School81%121
East Elementary School80.7%415
Central Intermediate School80.4%367
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School80.2%546
Roxana Junior High School80.1%361
Meadowbrook Intermediate School77.9%339
Parkside Primary School72.6%164
Silver Creek Elementary School68.7%374
Worden Elementary School66.7%282
Lincoln Middle School64.3%734
Woodland Elementary School63.2%443
Highland Middle School63.2%560
Albert Cassens Elementary60.8%467
Highland Elementary School60.6%493
Liberty Middle School59.8%937
C.A. Henning School57.4%338
Triad Middle School57.3%876
Columbus Elementary School56.5%377
Grantfork Upper Elementary School53.5%86
Marine Elementary School50%68
Maryville Elementary School49.2%132
Jefferson Elementary School48.7%39
St. Jacob Elementary School39%100
Alhambra Primary School36.4%33

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