Will County Gazette

Results are in and 65.4% of Will County students failed the ELA 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 ELA assessment in Will County rose by 30.2% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Pulaski County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 92.7% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Piatt County had the highest success rate across the state, with 49.4% of its students passing the ELA 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.

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Talala Elementary School	96.5%	144
Edna Keith Elementary School	96.2%	182
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	94.6%	167
A.O. Marshall Elementary School	94.6%	130
Balmoral Elementary School	94.3%	211
Woodland Elementary School	93.5%	201
Dirksen Junior High School	92.9%	620
Sator Sanchez Elementary School	91.6%	321
Pershing Elementary School	90.5%	275
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	90.4%	314
Farragut Elementary School	89.6%	212
Gompers Junior High School	88.6%	649
Taft Grade School	87.8%	164
Chaney-Monge School	87.8%	320
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School	87.5%	303
Hufford Junior High School	87.4%	1,162
Isaac Singleton Elementary School	87.3%	244
Taft Elementary School	86.6%	172
Crete-Monee Middle School	83.8%	997
Monee Elementary School	83.3%	216
Fairmont School	82.7%	197
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School	81.8%	203
Haines Elementary School	81.7%	109
Crete Elementary School	81.5%	195
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School	81.4%	129
Wood View Elementary School	81.1%	212
Grand Prairie Elementary School	80.8%	292
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School	80.2%	192
Washington Junior High and Academy Program	78.9%	743
Oak View Elementary School	77.3%	343
Rockdale Elementary School	75.5%	147
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School	75.3%	687
Coretta Scott King Magnet School	75.2%	117
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School	74.9%	239
Skoff Elementary School	74.9%	247
Drauden Point Middle School	74.4%	704
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	74.1%	112
Peotone Junior High School	73.9%	295
Pioneer Elementary School	73.8%	252
Meadow View Elementary School	73.6%	288
John R. Tibbott Elementary School	73.6%	178
Charles Reed Elementary School	73%	274
Beecher Elementary School	72.7%	220
Robert C. Hill Elementary School	72.5%	298
Independence Elementary School	72.4%	297
Spencer Pointe School	71.6%	190
Liberty Junior High School	71.5%	589
Lakewood Falls Elementary School	71%	272
Timber Ridge Middle School	70.9%	848
Peotone Intermediate Center	70.9%	179
Jamie McGee Elementary School	70.9%	203
Irene King Elementary School	70.8%	284
Crystal Lawns Elementary School	70.6%	160
Laraway Elementary School	70.5%	264
Wesmere Elementary School	70.2%	282
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	69.9%	276
Peotone Elementary School	68.7%	83
Oster-Oakview School	68.4%	358
Forest Park Individual Education School	68.3%	139
Troy Middle School	68.3%	954
Beecher Junior High School	68.2%	233
Troy Heritage Trail School	67.7%	158
Aux Sable Middle School	67.5%	864
Alex M. Martino Junior High School	66.8%	585
Ridge Elementary School	65.9%	252
John F. Kennedy Middle School	65.9%	989
Nelson Prairie School	65.8%	146
Indian Trail Middle School	65%	580
Reed-Custer Elementary School	65%	266
Orenic Intermediate School	65%	848
Troy Craughwell School	64.4%	174
River View Elementary School	64.3%	291
Brooks Middle School	63.9%	981
Bentley Elementary School	63.8%	373
Troy Cronin Elementary School	63.4%	164
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School	63.2%	435
Troy Shorewood School	62.8%	156
Mokena Elementary School	62.4%	157
Reed Elementary School	62%	137
Frankfort Square Elementary School	61.5%	96
Ludwig Elementary School	61.2%	276
Reed-Custer Middle School	61.2%	276
Dr. Julian Rogus School	61.1%	180
Richland Elementary School	61%	551
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	60.6%	277
Homer Junior High School	60.4%	859
Walker Intermediate School	60.1%	589
Three Rivers School	60.1%	253
Goodings Grove School	60.1%	208
Mokena Intermediate School	59.9%	314
Elwood C.C. School	59.9%	182
Oak Prairie Junior High School	58.9%	474
William J. Butler School	58.2%	239
Creekside Elementary School	57.1%	280
Luther J. Schilling School	56.9%	195
A. Vito Martinez Middle School	56.9%	654
Mokena Junior High School	56.7%	524
Kelvin Grove Junior High School	56.1%	296
Central Elementary School	56%	277
Anna McDonald Elementary School	55.3%	544
John J. Lukancic Middle School	55.2%	598
Hadley Middle School	54.3%	752
Nelson Ridge School	54.1%	490
Pioneer Path School	53%	247
Summit Hill Junior High School	52.8%	654
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School	52.7%	222
William E. Young School	52.3%	174
Troy Hofer Elementary School	52%	150
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	51.9%	834
Freedom Elementary School	51.6%	310
Liberty Elementary School	50.9%	271
Arbury Hills Elementary School	50.6%	79
Eagle Pointe Elementary School	50.3%	306
Arnold J. Tyler School	48.2%	110
Jane Addams Middle School	47.9%	607
Heritage Grove Middle School	45.8%	837
Indian Trail Elementary School	44.7%	150
Walker's Grove Elementary School	44.5%	328
Manhattan Junior High School	43.9%	538
Milne Grove Elementary School	43.9%	41
Lincoln Elementary School	43.6%	266
Channahon Junior High School	42.3%	291
Wilmington Middle School	39.2%	296
Union Elementary School	33.3%	66
Chelsea Elementary School	26.5%	848
Hickory Creek Middle School	21.9%	901
Eisenhower Academy	18.8%	133