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Stephenson County students and their Mathematics performance in 2021-22 school year

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

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

Test results show 20.9% of Stephenson County students passed 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 Stephenson County students who succeeded rose by 8.4% compared to the previous school year.

Woodford County County had the highest success rate across the state, with 44.1% of its students passing the Mathematics portion of the IAR. Schools in Alexander County County, on the other hand, performed the worst, with 95.8% 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.

Stephenson County Student's Proficiency in Mathematics Over 3 Years
2021-222020-212018-190%20%40%60%80%100%20.9%20.9%25.4%25.4%19.3%19.3%25.2%25.2%25.3%25.3%31.8%31.8%91.1%91.1%0%0%CountyState

Stephenson County Schools Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Mathematics Compared to Previous Years

SchoolStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)Total enrollment
Dakota Elementary School38.7%4%387
Lena-Winslow Elementary School36.9%1.8%392
Pearl City Elementary School33.9%4.1%216
Pearl City Junior High School29%1.6%62
Dakota Junior Senior High School28.5%3.3%384
Orangeville Elementary School28.3%1.9%135
Lena-Winslow Junior High School27.3%1.2%163
Center Elementary School24%5.2%280
Black Hawk Elementary School17.8%1.9%274
Jones-Farrar, an International Baccalaureate World School14%1.8%317
Carl Sandburg Middle School10.8%1.1%390
Orangeville Junior High School10.8%1.4%74
Empire Elementary School9.1%0%337
Freeport Middle School8%0.4%533
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School5.1%1.3%270

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