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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Did Warren County students fail or pass their 2021-22 Mathematics tests?

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Monmouth-Roseville Junior High School Principal Mr. Aaron Sikorksi (2023) | Monmouth-Roseville Junior High School

Monmouth-Roseville Junior High School Principal Mr. Aaron Sikorksi (2023) | Monmouth-Roseville Junior High School

Results are in and 87.4% of Warren 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 Warren County rose by 10.5% 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.

Warren County's Students Failure Rates in Mathematics Over 3 Years
2017-182019-202020-210%20%40%60%80%100%81.3%81.3%68.2%68.2%88.4%88.4%74.8%74.8%87.4%87.4%74.6%74.6%CountyState

Warren County Schools Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in Mathematics During 2021-22 School Year
SchoolStudents who did not meet standards (%)Total students tested
Monmouth-Roseville Junior High School95.6%206
United Junior High School94.5%217
Central Intermediate School88.1%286
Harding Primary School87.5%104
United West Elementary School76.7%103
United North Elementary School62.5%96

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