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Results are in and 74.9% of Madison County students failed the ELA 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 ELA assessment in Madison County rose by 9.6% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Pulaski County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 92.7% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Piatt County had the highest success rate across the state, with 49.4% of its students passing the ELA 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
Madison Junior High School	97%	134
Bernard Long Elementary School	91.7%	121
Mitchell Elementary School	91.2%	364
Caseyville Elementary School	90.8%	119
Grigsby Intermediate School	90.6%	796
Frohardt Elementary School	90.6%	405
Lewis-Clark Junior High School	90.6%	191
West Elementary School	90.5%	304
Coolidge Junior High School	89.6%	796
Twin Echo Elementary School	89.2%	83
Alton Middle School	88.8%	1,217
East Alton Middle School	86.5%	192
North Elementary School	85.3%	456
Kreitner Elementary School	83.5%	121
Eastwood Elementary School	83.1%	195
Summit Elementary School	82.5%	40
East Elementary School	82.1%	419
John A. Renfro Elementary School	82.1%	190
Lewis-Clark Elementary School	81%	121
Webster Elementary School	80.4%	92
Roxana Junior High School	79.3%	363
Hartford Elementary School	78.4%	51
Collinsville Middle School	78.4%	920
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School	76.2%	546
Central Intermediate School	76%	367
Dorris Intermediate School	74.8%	915
Parkside Primary School	74.5%	165
Meadowbrook Intermediate School	70.6%	340
Silver Creek Elementary School	69.5%	374
Albert Cassens Elementary	67.9%	467
Woodland Elementary School	66.9%	444
Lincoln Middle School	65.8%	742
Liberty Middle School	64.9%	940
Worden Elementary School	64.5%	282
Highland Elementary School	57.8%	493
Alhambra Primary School	57.6%	33
C.A. Henning School	57.4%	338
Highland Middle School	57.3%	560
Jefferson Elementary School	56.4%	39
Triad Middle School	55.7%	876
Columbus Elementary School	54.5%	380
Marine Elementary School	54.4%	68
Maryville Elementary School	51.5%	132
St. Jacob Elementary School	42%	100
Grantfork Upper Elementary School	41.9%	86