In the 2023-24 school year, 38.4% of the students in Belle Valley School District 119 passed the ELA portion of the IAR, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
There were eight offenders convicted of crimes against persons living in Madison County released on parole during the fourth quarter of 2024, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.
In the 2023-24 school year, 85.2% of Whiteside School District 115 students failed the math portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
In the 2023-24 school year, 87.2% of Madison Community Unit School District 12 students failed the ELA portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
In the 2023-24 school year, 39.2% of the students in Belleville School District 118 passed the ELA portion of the IAR, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.