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

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Center Elementary School Principal Amanda Hayes (2023) | Center Elementary School

Center Elementary School Principal Amanda Hayes (2023) | Center Elementary School

Results are in and 79.1% of Stephenson 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 Stephenson County rose by 1.8% 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.

Stephenson County's Students Failure Rates in Mathematics Over 3 Years
2017-182019-202020-210%20%40%60%80%100%74.7%74.7%68.2%68.2%80.7%80.7%74.8%74.8%79.1%79.1%74.6%74.6%CountyState

Stephenson 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
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School93.7%79
Freeport Middle School91.6%502
Empire Elementary School90.9%121
Carl Sandburg Middle School88.2%380
Orangeville Junior High School87.8%74
Jones-Farrar, an International Baccalaureate World School84.2%171
Black Hawk Elementary School80.4%107
Lena-Winslow Junior High School71.5%165
Center Elementary School70.8%96
Orangeville Elementary School69.8%53
Pearl City Junior High School69.4%62
Dakota Junior Senior High School68.3%123
Pearl City Elementary School62%121
Lena-Winslow Elementary School61.3%168
Dakota Elementary School57.3%199

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