Sangamon Sun

Test results show 25% of Logan 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 Logan County students who succeeded rose by 5.7% 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.

School	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total enrollment
Central Elementary School	30.9%	3.1%	161
Northwest Elementary School	26.6%	2.8%	241
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School	25%	3%	214
Hartsburg-Emden Junior-Senior High School	25%	0%	102
Emden Elementary School	24.3%	2.7%	83
Lincoln Junior High School	23.8%	1.2%	340
Mount Pulaski Elementary School	23%	1.7%	346
Washington-Monroe Elementary School	20.2%	6.4%	195
Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School	18.9%	2.8%	284
Olympia South Elementary School	15.6%	2.8%	312
New Holland-Middletown Elementary School	13.7%	0%	84