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IAR results are in and 70% of St. Clair County students failed the mathematics portion of the test in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The students' overall failure rate in the subject in St. Clair County rose by 3.1% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 97.1% 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 50% of its students passing the mathematics portion of the IAR.

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing toward state standards in English language arts and mathematics.

Recent IAR data shows that while Illinois students improved slightly in the test, math performance remains below pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, 28.4% of students met math benchmarks, compared to 31.8% in 2019. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity. 

The disparities were even more pronounced in math. White students achieved a proficiency rate of 38.7%, while Black students achieved 9.1% and Hispanic students 15.6%. Asian students achieved the highest proficiency rates in both subjects, hitting 68.2% in ELA and 61.4% in math.

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Lovejoy Middle School	100%	31
Helen Huffman Elementary School	98.5%	260
East St. Louis-Lincoln Middle School	98.2%	388
Penniman Elementary School	98%	247
Lalumier Elementary School	97.5%	40
Mason-Clark Middle School	97.2%	564
Lovejoy Elementary School	97.2%	35
Estelle Sauget School of Choice	95.5%	157
Ellis Elementary School	94%	67
Katie Harper-Wright Elementary School	93.6%	124
High Mount Elementary School	91.6%	190
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	91.5%	293
Dunbar Elementary School	91.2%	136
Grant Middle School	90.8%	241
Elizabeth Morris Elementary School	90.3%	41
Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence	90.2%	266
Franklin Elementary School	89.5%	86
Illini Elementary School	88.2%	118
Whiteside Middle School	88%	508
Caseyville Elementary School	87.1%	132
Pontiac Junior High School	84.6%	215
William Holliday Elementary School	83.4%	193
Dupo Junior High School	83.1%	124
Harmony Intermediate Center	82.8%	197
Joseph Arthur Middle School	82.4%	245
Marissa Junior and Senior High School	81.9%	72
West Junior High School	81.5%	395
Emge Junior High School	81.1%	149
Lebanon High School	80.6%	93
Twin Echo Elementary School	79.4%	63
Whiteside Elementary School	78.9%	228
Bluffview Elementary School	78.7%	221
Belle Valley School	78.5%	619
Union Elementary School	78.5%	247
Douglas Elementary School	77.5%	129
Signal Hill Elementary School	75.7%	165
Jefferson Elementary School	75.5%	139
Marissa Elementary School	75.3%	117
Central Junior High School	74.7%	329
Annette Officer Elementary School	73.8%	133
James Avant Elementary School	70.6%	146
Central Elementary School	70%	120
Westhaven Elementary School	66.5%	194
St. Libory Elementary School	64.2%	39
Amelia V. Carriel Junior High School	62.3%	684
New Athens Elementary School	62.2%	103
Shiloh Middle School	61.9%	315
Laverna Evans Elementary School	61.5%	161
Roosevelt Elementary School	61%	141
Smithton Elementary School	56.9%	380
Lebanon Elementary School	56.4%	126
New Athens Junior High School	55.9%	93
Henry Raab Elementary School	55.2%	85
Freeburg Elementary School	55.1%	523
Marie Schaefer Elementary School	54.7%	329
Estelle Kampmeyer Elementary School	53.2%	218
Shiloh Elementary School	52.7%	55
Wolf Branch Middle School	52.6%	340
Mascoutah Middle School	51.1%	937
Fulton Junior High School	50.1%	654
Millstadt Consolidated School	47%	455
Wolf Branch Elementary School	45.2%	146
Scott Elementary School	43.9%	321
Wingate Elementary School	43.5%	207
Delores Moye Elementary School	43%	295
Mascoutah Elementary School	42.5%	405
J. Emmett Hinchcliffe Senior Elementary School	37.9%	251