Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
The number of students who failed their mathematics assessment in Madison County rose by 0.6% compared to the previous school year.
In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 97.5% of students failing to meet test requirements.
At the other end of the spectrum, Woodford County had the highest success rate across the state, with 46.8% 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.
According to recent IAR data, the average ELA proficiency rate for Illinois students was 35.4% in 2023, while the math proficiency rate stood at 27.1%. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity.
White students demonstrated higher proficiency rates in both ELA and math compared to Black and Hispanic students. The ELA proficiency rate for white students was 45.6%, around twice higher than that of Black students (17%) and Hispanic students (23.3%).
The gap was even worse in math, with white students achieving a 37% proficiency rate, nearly five times higher than Black students (7.9%) and over twice higher than Hispanic students (14.4%).
| School | Students who did not meet standards (%) | Total students tested |
|---|---|---|
| Madison Junior High School | 99.2% | 125 |
| Bernard Long Elementary School | 96.2% | 132 |
| Grigsby Intermediate School | 94% | 801 |
| Venice Elementary School | 93.1% | 44 |
| Coolidge Junior High School | 93% | 831 |
| Frohardt Elementary School | 91% | 403 |
| Mitchell Elementary School | 89.7% | 367 |
| Lewis-Clark Junior High School | 89.5% | 189 |
| Alton Middle School | 88.4% | 1,205 |
| Collinsville Middle School | 87.3% | 899 |
| North Elementary School | 86.9% | 455 |
| Hartford Elementary School | 85.7% | 49 |
| West Elementary School | 85.5% | 305 |
| Webster Elementary School | 84.7% | 98 |
| Summit Elementary School | 83.3% | 42 |
| East Elementary School | 83.2% | 423 |
| Dorris Intermediate School | 82.9% | 861 |
| Eastwood Elementary School | 81.3% | 193 |
| John A. Renfro Elementary School | 80.2% | 192 |
| Kreitner Elementary School | 80% | 120 |
| Central Intermediate School | 79.7% | 349 |
| Meadowbrook Intermediate School | 79.5% | 341 |
| East Alton Middle School | 79.3% | 188 |
| Roxana Junior High School | 79% | 357 |
| Wilbur Trimpe Middle School | 75.7% | 527 |
| Lewis-Clark Elementary School | 75.6% | 111 |
| Worden Elementary School | 71.9% | 280 |
| Highland Elementary School | 69.3% | 505 |
| Lincoln Middle School | 68.9% | 793 |
| Parkside Primary School | 67.7% | 167 |
| Albert Cassens Elementary | 66.5% | 460 |
| Silver Creek Elementary School | 65.6% | 369 |
| Highland Middle School | 65.4% | 584 |
| Woodland Elementary School | 62.7% | 429 |
| Columbus Elementary School | 60.5% | 370 |
| C.A. Henning School | 58.2% | 359 |
| Marine Elementary School | 58.2% | 67 |
| Liberty Middle School | 57.7% | 879 |
| Triad Middle School | 55.6% | 878 |
| Alhambra Primary School | 53.3% | 30 |
| St. Jacob Elementary School | 52.2% | 111 |
| Maryville Elementary School | 43.7% | 126 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 38.4% | 39 |
| Grantfork Upper Elementary School | 36.9% | 65 |
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