How many Jefferson County students failed their mathematics IAR during 2022-23?

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By North Egypt News

Aug 7, 2024

Results are in and 82.6% of Jefferson County students failed the mathematics portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of students who failed their mathematics assessment in Jefferson County rose by 0.5% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 97.5% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Woodford County had the highest success rate across the state, with 46.8% 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.

According to recent IAR data, the average ELA proficiency rate for Illinois students was 35.4% in 2023, while the math proficiency rate stood at 27.1%. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity.

White students demonstrated higher proficiency rates in both ELA and math compared to Black and Hispanic students. The ELA proficiency rate for white students was 45.6%, around twice higher than that of Black students (17%) and Hispanic students (23.3%).

The gap was even worse in math, with white students achieving a 37% proficiency rate, nearly five times higher than Black students (7.9%) and over twice higher than Hispanic students (14.4%).

Jefferson County's Students Failure Rates in mathematics Over 4 Years

Jefferson County Schools Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in mathematics During 2022-23 School Year

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
J.L. Buford Intermediate Education Center	97%	272
Zadok Casey Middle School	93.6%	408
Field Elementary School	88.4%	155
Spring Garden Middle School	87.1%	78
Dr. Nick Osborne Primary Center	87%	139
Spring Garden Elementary School	85.2%	54
Waltonville Grade School	83.6%	146
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School	81.9%	94
Bethel Grade School	80.7%	88
Bluford Grade School	79.1%	149
Rome Community Consolidated Elementary School	77.9%	217
McClellan Elementary School	75.8%	29
Grand Prairie Elementary School	73.5%	53
Woodlawn Grade School	70%	206
Farrington Elementary School	64.6%	31
Summersville Grade School	52%	165