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Test results show 22% of Jefferson County students passed the English 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 Jefferson County students who succeeded rose by 4.3% compared to the previous school year.

Woodford County County had the highest success rate across the state, with 52.1% of its students passing the English portion of the IAR. Schools in Pulaski County County, on the other hand, performed the worst, with 92.7% of students failing to meet test requirements.

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

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 met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total enrollment
Summersville Grade School	51%	7.8%	280
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School	38.9%	5.3%	140
Farrington Elementary School	38.7%	6.5%	52
McClellan Elementary School	29%	0%	57
Waltonville Grade School	25.9%	2.9%	199
Rome Community Consolidated Elementary School	25.1%	2.2%	366
Spring Garden Elementary School	25%	0%	131
Woodlawn Grade School	24.9%	1%	315
Bethel Grade School	24.1%	2.3%	154
Bluford Grade School	19.3%	1.3%	261
Spring Garden Middle School	19.1%	0%	98
Grand Prairie Elementary School	19.1%	4.3%	88
Field Elementary School	17.6%	0%	246
J.L. Buford Intermediate Education Center	10.7%	0.4%	255
Zadok Casey Middle School	8.2%	0.5%	425
Dr. Nick Osborne Primary Center	5.2%	0%	627