Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
The students' overall failure rate in the subject in Sangamon County rose by 10.6% compared to the previous school year.
In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 87.3% 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 60.7% of its students passing the ELA portion of the IAR.
The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing toward state standards in English language arts and mathematics.
Recent IAR data shows that while Illinois students improved slightly in the test, math performance remains below pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, 28.4% of students met math benchmarks, compared to 31.8% in 2019. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity.
The disparities were even more pronounced in math. White students achieved a proficiency rate of 38.7%, while Black students achieved 9.1% and Hispanic students 15.6%. Asian students achieved the highest proficiency rates in both subjects, hitting 68.2% in ELA and 61.4% in math.
| School | Students who did not meet standards (%) | Total students tested |
|---|---|---|
| Matheny-Withrow Elementary School | 98% | 98 |
| Feitshans Elementary School | 97.8% | 144 |
| Harvard Park Elementary School | 91.4% | 185 |
| Edwin A. Lee Elementary School | 91.1% | 56 |
| Washington Middle School | 90.9% | 517 |
| Ridgely Elementary School | 89.6% | 116 |
| McClernand Elementary School | 89.4% | 104 |
| Dubois Elementary School | 88.7% | 203 |
| Jane Addams Elementary School | 87.7% | 131 |
| Jefferson Middle School | 86.4% | 473 |
| Fairview Elementary School | 86.2% | 145 |
| Elizabeth Graham Elementary School | 84.6% | 110 |
| U.S. Grant Middle School | 83.2% | 506 |
| Southern View Elementary School | 82.2% | 62 |
| Laketown Elementary School | 81.2% | 48 |
| Hazel Dell Elementary School | 80.8% | 47 |
| Riverton Elementary School | 80.5% | 164 |
| Black Hawk Elementary School | 79.7% | 113 |
| Auburn Middle School | 77.1% | 196 |
| Wilcox Elementary School | 76.7% | 116 |
| Enos Elementary School | 75% | 108 |
| Rochester Elementary 2-3 | 73.3% | 124 |
| Sangamon Valley Middle School | 71.5% | 133 |
| Springfield Ball Charter School | 69.5% | 260 |
| Benjamin Franklin Middle School | 66.1% | 681 |
| Butler Elementary School | 64.8% | 162 |
| Lindsay School | 63.7% | 212 |
| Pawnee Junior/Senior High School | 63.3% | 98 |
| Sangamon Valley Intermediate School | 62.1% | 132 |
| Rochester Intermediate School | 59.1% | 411 |
| Glenwood Elementary School | 55.9% | 238 |
| New Berlin Elementary School | 55.5% | 164 |
| Rochester Junior High School | 53.5% | 288 |
| Glenwood Intermediate School | 52.8% | 674 |
| Cantrall Elementary School | 52.4% | 63 |
| Farmingdale Elementary School | 52.1% | 190 |
| Sandburg Elementary School | 51.6% | 130 |
| Owen Marsh Elementary School | 51.4% | 138 |
| Glenwood Middle School | 51% | 746 |
| Ball Elementary School | 50.8% | 201 |
| Chatham Elementary School | 50.8% | 197 |
| Pawnee Grade School | 50.1% | 134 |
| Tri-City Junior High School | 49.6% | 125 |
| Tri-City Elementary School | 46.1% | 102 |
| Cantrall Intermediate School | 40.8% | 201 |
| Pleasant Plains Middle School | 39.1% | 384 |
| Sherman Elementary School | 39.1% | 179 |
| Auburn Junior High At Divernon | 38.8% | 237 |
| Williamsville Junior High School | 36.4% | 432 |
| New Berlin Junior High School | 30.3% | 165 |
| Lincoln Magnet School | 29.7% | 293 |
| Iles Elementary School | 24.3% | 255 |
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