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Results are in and 81.7% of Jefferson County students failed the Mathematics portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of students who failed their Mathematics assessment in Jefferson County rose by 1% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 95.8% 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 43.1% of its students passing the Mathematics portion of the IAR.

The IAR measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing in meeting the English Language Arts and Mathematics standards set by the state.

Based on their reading scores on the NAEP, public school students from Illinois managed to stay relatively on par with the national level, according to the National Center for Education and Statistics.

Assessment participation rates in 2023 are at or above the 95% testing threshold, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
J.L. Buford Intermediate Education Center	94%	252
Zadok Casey Middle School	93.3%	417
Dr. Nick Osborne Primary Center	89.7%	155
Spring Garden Middle School	88.3%	94
Field Elementary School	86.4%	176
Waltonville Grade School	85.6%	139
Rome Community Consolidated Elementary School	84.3%	223
Bluford Grade School	80%	150
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School	74.7%	95
Spring Garden Elementary School	72.5%	51
Bethel Grade School	70.1%	87
Grand Prairie Elementary School	69.6%	46
Woodlawn Grade School	69.5%	197
McClellan Elementary School	61.3%	31
Farrington Elementary School	54.8%	31
Summersville Grade School	49.7%	153