Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website
The number of Madison County students who succeeded rose by 19.6% compared to the previous school year.
Woodford County had the highest success rate across the state, with 60.7% of its students passing the ELA portion of the IAR. Schools in Alexander County, on the other hand, performed the worst, with 87.3% of students failing to meet test requirements.
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.
Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.
Madison County Schools Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in ELA Compared to Previous Years
| School | Students who met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grantfork Upper Elementary School | 62.7% | 11.8% | 51 |
| Triad Middle School | 53.6% | 6.3% | 947 |
| Maryville Elementary School | 48% | 11% | 377 |
| Dorris Intermediate School | 43.8% | 4.1% | 806 |
| Marine Elementary School | 43.1% | 5.2% | 129 |
| St. Jacob Elementary School | 41.3% | 12.8% | 221 |
| Liberty Middle School | 41.3% | 3.3% | 898 |
| Columbus Elementary School | 41.2% | 3.5% | 364 |
| C.A. Henning School | 41% | 5.5% | 814 |
| Silver Creek Elementary School | 39.9% | 3.4% | 695 |
| Meadowbrook Intermediate School | 39.8% | 6.1% | 358 |
| Woodland Elementary School | 37.9% | 4.6% | 436 |
| Lincoln Middle School | 37.2% | 2.4% | 814 |
| East Alton Middle School | 35.2% | 1.7% | 169 |
| Highland Elementary School | 35% | 2.8% | 517 |
| Wilbur Trimpe Middle School | 33.9% | 4.1% | 532 |
| Albert Cassens Elementary | 33.4% | 2.1% | 482 |
| Alhambra Primary School | 33.3% | 2.1% | 168 |
| Roxana Junior High School | 32.9% | 2.4% | 369 |
| Summit Elementary School | 32.4% | 2.9% | 69 |
| Worden Elementary School | 31.9% | 1.5% | 253 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 31.4% | 2.9% | 79 |
| Webster Elementary School | 30.5% | 5.3% | 331 |
| Hartford Elementary School | 30.4% | 2.2% | 159 |
| Collinsville Middle School | 29% | 5.8% | 928 |
| Parkside Primary School | 28.7% | 0.6% | 339 |
| Lewis-Clark Elementary School | 28.2% | 0% | 231 |
| Central Intermediate School | 24.1% | 0.9% | 323 |
| Lewis-Clark Junior High School | 23.8% | 0.6% | 170 |
| Alton Middle School | 23.5% | 1.6% | 1,193 |
| North Elementary School | 22.7% | 0.5% | 545 |
| Kreitner Elementary School | 22.5% | 1.6% | 377 |
| East Elementary School | 20.3% | 0.5% | 422 |
| Venice Elementary School | 20% | 0% | 84 |
| West Elementary School | 19.7% | 0.3% | 449 |
| Coolidge Junior High School | 19.3% | 0.9% | 819 |
| John A. Renfro Elementary School | 19.2% | 2.1% | 497 |
| Madison Junior High School | 18.8% | 1.8% | 107 |
| Eastwood Elementary School | 18% | 1.5% | 400 |
| Mitchell Elementary School | 15.7% | 0.3% | 400 |
| Grigsby Intermediate School | 15.3% | 0.3% | 782 |
| Frohardt Elementary School | 12.9% | 0.2% | 400 |
| Bernard Long Elementary School | 7.2% | 0% | 339 |
Information in this story was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
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