Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website
The students' overall failure rate in the subject in Sangamon County rose by 3.9% compared to the previous school year.
In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 97.1% 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 50% of its students passing the mathematics 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feitshans Elementary School | 99.4% | 144 |
| Matheny-Withrow Elementary School | 98% | 98 |
| Jefferson Middle School | 97.5% | 474 |
| Harvard Park Elementary School | 97.2% | 185 |
| Washington Middle School | 96.8% | 516 |
| Edwin A. Lee Elementary School | 96.5% | 56 |
| U.S. Grant Middle School | 96.2% | 505 |
| Dubois Elementary School | 96% | 203 |
| McClernand Elementary School | 95.2% | 104 |
| Southern View Elementary School | 92% | 62 |
| Ridgely Elementary School | 91.4% | 116 |
| Fairview Elementary School | 91.1% | 145 |
| Sangamon Valley Middle School | 91% | 133 |
| Black Hawk Elementary School | 90.3% | 113 |
| Enos Elementary School | 89.8% | 108 |
| Elizabeth Graham Elementary School | 89.1% | 110 |
| Pawnee Junior/Senior High School | 87.8% | 98 |
| Jane Addams Elementary School | 86.3% | 131 |
| Wilcox Elementary School | 86.2% | 116 |
| Riverton Elementary School | 85.8% | 163 |
| Laketown Elementary School | 85.4% | 48 |
| Auburn Middle School | 84.1% | 196 |
| Pawnee Grade School | 81.3% | 134 |
| Lindsay School | 80.2% | 212 |
| Auburn Junior High At Divernon | 79.3% | 237 |
| Hazel Dell Elementary School | 78.7% | 47 |
| Benjamin Franklin Middle School | 78.6% | 682 |
| Springfield Ball Charter School | 77.7% | 260 |
| Rochester Junior High School | 75% | 288 |
| Butler Elementary School | 73.5% | 162 |
| Tri-City Junior High School | 72.8% | 125 |
| Sangamon Valley Intermediate School | 72.7% | 132 |
| Cantrall Intermediate School | 71.2% | 201 |
| Sandburg Elementary School | 70.8% | 130 |
| Rochester Intermediate School | 70.4% | 411 |
| New Berlin Junior High School | 67.9% | 165 |
| Glenwood Middle School | 67.3% | 747 |
| Glenwood Intermediate School | 67.1% | 674 |
| Pleasant Plains Middle School | 66.4% | 384 |
| Rochester Elementary 2-3 | 65.4% | 124 |
| Owen Marsh Elementary School | 61.5% | 138 |
| New Berlin Elementary School | 59.1% | 164 |
| Glenwood Elementary School | 58.8% | 240 |
| Lincoln Magnet School | 58.3% | 292 |
| Williamsville Junior High School | 58% | 431 |
| Farmingdale Elementary School | 57.4% | 190 |
| Chatham Elementary School | 53.8% | 197 |
| Tri-City Elementary School | 51.4% | 101 |
| Ball Elementary School | 51.3% | 201 |
| Cantrall Elementary School | 47.7% | 63 |
| Sherman Elementary School | 43.8% | 178 |
| Iles Elementary School | 18.8% | 255 |
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