Will County Gazette

Results are in and 71.3% of Will County students failed 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 students who failed their Mathematics assessment in Will County rose by 30.7% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 95.8% 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 43.1% of its students passing the Mathematics 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
A.O. Marshall Elementary School	99.2%	130
Talala Elementary School	97.9%	144
Edna Keith Elementary School	97.8%	182
Isaac Singleton Elementary School	96.7%	243
Sator Sanchez Elementary School	96.6%	321
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	96.4%	167
Farragut Elementary School	96.2%	212
Dirksen Junior High School	96.1%	621
Chaney-Monge School	95.6%	316
Woodland Elementary School	95%	200
Laraway Elementary School	94.3%	264
Balmoral Elementary School	94.3%	211
Gompers Junior High School	94%	649
Pershing Elementary School	93.8%	275
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	93.6%	314
Crete-Monee Middle School	93%	996
Crete Elementary School	92.3%	195
Hufford Junior High School	92.2%	1,160
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School	91.5%	129
Forest Park Individual Education School	91.4%	139
Rockdale Elementary School	91.2%	147
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School	90.6%	192
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School	90.1%	302
Fairmont School	89.8%	196
Monee Elementary School	88.9%	216
Taft Elementary School	87.8%	172
Grand Prairie Elementary School	87.3%	292
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	85.7%	112
Ridge Elementary School	84.2%	253
Washington Junior High and Academy Program	82.9%	743
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School	82.3%	203
Aux Sable Middle School	82.1%	861
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School	82%	685
Beecher Junior High School	82%	233
Wood View Elementary School	81%	210
Beecher Elementary School	80.9%	220
Drauden Point Middle School	80.8%	704
Crystal Lawns Elementary School	80.7%	161
Taft Grade School	80.5%	164
Troy Heritage Trail School	80.4%	158
Meadow View Elementary School	80.2%	288
Peotone Junior High School	79.6%	294
Independence Elementary School	79.4%	296
Richland Elementary School	78.2%	551
Orenic Intermediate School	78%	845
Lakewood Falls Elementary School	77.5%	275
Reed-Custer Middle School	77.5%	276
Creekside Elementary School	77.3%	273
Brooks Middle School	77.2%	970
Oak View Elementary School	77.2%	342
Irene King Elementary School	76.7%	288
Indian Trail Middle School	76.6%	581
Timber Ridge Middle School	76.2%	845
Troy Cronin Elementary School	75%	164
Skoff Elementary School	74.7%	245
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	74.6%	276
John J. Lukancic Middle School	74.4%	597
Pioneer Elementary School	74.2%	252
Wesmere Elementary School	73.9%	283
Walker Intermediate School	73.7%	589
John R. Tibbott Elementary School	73.6%	178
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School	73.5%	238
Ludwig Elementary School	73.5%	275
Charles Reed Elementary School	73.4%	274
Robert C. Hill Elementary School	72.8%	298
A. Vito Martinez Middle School	72.4%	649
River View Elementary School	72.1%	290
Oak Prairie Junior High School	70.9%	474
Kelvin Grove Junior High School	70.6%	296
Troy Middle School	70.3%	952
Bentley Elementary School	69.7%	373
Jamie McGee Elementary School	69.3%	202
John F. Kennedy Middle School	69.2%	989
Jane Addams Middle School	68.9%	604
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	68.1%	831
Three Rivers School	67.2%	253
Troy Shorewood School	66.7%	156
Reed-Custer Elementary School	66.7%	264
Oster-Oakview School	66.3%	359
Central Elementary School	65.7%	280
Elwood C.C. School	65.7%	181
Peotone Intermediate Center	65.4%	179
Troy Craughwell School	65.3%	173
Liberty Junior High School	65.1%	588
Troy Hofer Elementary School	64.7%	150
Wilmington Middle School	64.4%	295
Coretta Scott King Magnet School	64.1%	117
Peotone Elementary School	62.7%	83
Hadley Middle School	62.2%	752
Heritage Grove Middle School	62.2%	836
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School	60.2%	435
Mokena Junior High School	60.1%	524
Alex M. Martino Junior High School	60.1%	587
Anna McDonald Elementary School	59.9%	543
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	58.8%	277
Haines Elementary School	58.7%	109
Summit Hill Junior High School	58%	655
Nelson Ridge School	55.9%	490
Walker's Grove Elementary School	55.7%	332
Manhattan Junior High School	55.6%	538
Lincoln Elementary School	55.3%	266
Eagle Pointe Elementary School	53.5%	310
Liberty Elementary School	53.5%	271
Homer Junior High School	53.1%	857
Channahon Junior High School	52.9%	291
Dr. Julian Rogus School	52.8%	180
Goodings Grove School	52.4%	208
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School	51.8%	222
Reed Elementary School	51.1%	137
William J. Butler School	50.6%	239
Pioneer Path School	50.4%	246
Indian Trail Elementary School	50.3%	149
Frankfort Square Elementary School	50%	96
Nelson Prairie School	50%	146
Arbury Hills Elementary School	49.4%	79
Spencer Pointe School	48.9%	190
William E. Young School	48%	173
Freedom Elementary School	47.7%	310
Mokena Intermediate School	47.5%	314
Luther J. Schilling School	42.6%	195
Union Elementary School	42.4%	66
Mokena Elementary School	42%	157
Eisenhower Academy	39.1%	133
Milne Grove Elementary School	39%	41
Arnold J. Tyler School	38.2%	110
Chelsea Elementary School	30.3%	846
Hickory Creek Middle School	28.7%	902