Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
The number of St. Clair County students who succeeded rose by 15.5% 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.
St. Clair 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithton Elementary School | 56.8% | 4.5% | 541 |
| Mascoutah Elementary School | 55.9% | 8.6% | 770 |
| Millstadt Consolidated School | 54.5% | 5.3% | 455 |
| Fulton Junior High School | 54% | 22% | 663 |
| Wingate Elementary School | 53.6% | 6.8% | 453 |
| Wolf Branch Middle School | 52.3% | 9.4% | 336 |
| Mascoutah Middle School | 51.9% | 15% | 934 |
| Scott Elementary School | 50.8% | 12.1% | 800 |
| Amelia V. Carriel Junior High School | 50.6% | 10.4% | 683 |
| New Athens Junior High School | 50.5% | 26.9% | 92 |
| J. Emmett Hinchcliffe Senior Elementary School | 49.8% | 6.8% | 459 |
| Wolf Branch Elementary School | 49.3% | 6.2% | 443 |
| Estelle Kampmeyer Elementary School | 49.1% | 7.8% | 468 |
| Delores Moye Elementary School | 49% | 9.8% | 626 |
| Central Junior High School | 48.6% | 8.8% | 338 |
| Henry Raab Elementary School | 48.2% | 1.2% | 139 |
| Shiloh Middle School | 48.1% | 4.1% | 315 |
| New Athens Elementary School | 47.6% | 6.8% | 233 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | 46.8% | 2.1% | 258 |
| Freeburg Elementary School | 44.7% | 8% | 520 |
| Marie Schaefer Elementary School | 43.8% | 4.6% | 674 |
| Lebanon Elementary School | 43.7% | 7.9% | 285 |
| Lebanon High School | 41.9% | 8.6% | 229 |
| Bluffview Elementary School | 41.2% | 2.7% | 498 |
| Pontiac Junior High School | 40.9% | 7% | 210 |
| Dupo Junior High School | 40.3% | 8.1% | 135 |
| Shiloh Elementary School | 40% | 0% | 230 |
| Laverna Evans Elementary School | 38.5% | 5.6% | 379 |
| Westhaven Elementary School | 37.9% | 1.5% | 417 |
| West Junior High School | 34.7% | 10.6% | 387 |
| Whiteside Middle School | 34.4% | 2.9% | 503 |
| Signal Hill Elementary School | 32.5% | 3% | 280 |
| Emge Junior High School | 32.2% | 8.1% | 149 |
| Grant Middle School | 32% | 5% | 238 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 31.7% | 0.7% | 325 |
| Belle Valley School | 31.3% | 7.1% | 961 |
| Union Elementary School | 31.2% | 2% | 396 |
| St. Libory Elementary School | 30.8% | 2.6% | 67 |
| James Avant Elementary School | 30.6% | 4.8% | 324 |
| Annette Officer Elementary School | 30.1% | 0.8% | 325 |
| Whiteside Elementary School | 29.4% | 1.8% | 655 |
| Central Elementary School | 29.2% | 2.5% | 376 |
| Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence | 28.8% | 3.4% | 472 |
| Twin Echo Elementary School | 28.6% | 6.3% | 180 |
| Marissa Elementary School | 27.4% | 0% | 250 |
| Marissa Junior and Senior High School | 26.4% | 0% | 237 |
| High Mount Elementary School | 26.3% | 1.6% | 320 |
| Joseph Arthur Middle School | 25.3% | 2.4% | 246 |
| Harmony Intermediate Center | 24.9% | 7.1% | 200 |
| Douglas Elementary School | 23.8% | 1.5% | 276 |
| Illini Elementary School | 23.5% | 2.5% | 330 |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | 22.8% | 1% | 468 |
| William Holliday Elementary School | 19.1% | 0% | 397 |
| Caseyville Elementary School | 17.3% | 0% | 325 |
| East St. Louis-Lincoln Middle School | 16.6% | 2% | 391 |
| Franklin Elementary School | 16.3% | 0% | 134 |
| Mason-Clark Middle School | 15.8% | 0.2% | 582 |
| Ellis Elementary School | 14.9% | 0% | 328 |
| Helen Huffman Elementary School | 13.8% | 0% | 273 |
| Katie Harper-Wright Elementary School | 12.9% | 0% | 378 |
| Dunbar Elementary School | 12.4% | 1.5% | 358 |
| Estelle Sauget School of Choice | 9.5% | 0% | 249 |
| Elizabeth Morris Elementary School | 7.3% | 0% | 271 |
| Penniman Elementary School | 3.2% | 0% | 256 |
| Lovejoy Middle School | 3.2% | 0% | 28 |
| Lovejoy Elementary School | 2.9% | 0% | 74 |
| Lalumier Elementary School | 2.5% | 0% | 266 |
Information in this story was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
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