Metro East Sun

In the 2023-24 school year, 60.8% of Belleville School District 118 students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 39.2% who did.

The total number Belleville School District 118 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 6.4% from the previous school year.

Belleville School District 118 roughly covers schools within St. Clair County and has a main office in Belleville.

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	District	Students who did not meet met standards (%)
Franklin Elementary School	Belleville School District 118	83.7%
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Belleville School District 118	76.2%
Douglas Elementary School	Belleville School District 118	74.6%
Jefferson Elementary School	Belleville School District 118	67.7%
Union Elementary School	Belleville School District 118	66.8%
Westhaven Elementary School	Belleville School District 118	60.5%
West Junior High School	Belleville School District 118	54.6%
Roosevelt Elementary School	Belleville School District 118	51%
Henry Raab Elementary School	Belleville School District 118	50.5%
Central Junior High School	Belleville School District 118	42.6%