Will County Gazette

Test results show 32.3% of Will 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 Will County students who succeeded rose by 33.1% 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
Eisenhower Academy	55.6%	5.3%	225
Robert Clow Elementary School	53.8%	12.6%	369
Chelsea Elementary School	52.6%	17.1%	850
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School	51%	15.5%	432
Wolf's Crossing Elementary School	50.2%	6.7%	410
Spring Brook Elementary School	49.2%	17.5%	566
Mokena Intermediate School	49%	3.5%	321
Milne Grove Elementary School	48.8%	12.2%	228
Kingsley Elementary School	48.7%	12.2%	436
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School	48.7%	15.4%	619
Fry Elementary School	48.5%	20.3%	616
Luther J. Schilling School	48.2%	9.2%	695
Hickory Creek Middle School	48.2%	23.1%	901
Walnut Trails Elementary School	47.5%	4.1%	515
Union Elementary School	47%	10.6%	106
Arbury Hills Elementary School	46.8%	3.8%	164
V. Blanche Graham Elementary School	46.5%	18.1%	287
Arnold J. Tyler School	46.4%	15.5%	349
Spencer Pointe School	45.3%	5.8%	494
Mokena Elementary School	45.2%	12.7%	701
Freedom Elementary School	44.5%	7.7%	543
Channahon Junior High School	44%	3.1%	291
William E. Young School	43.4%	8.7%	431
Nelson Prairie School	43.2%	6.8%	411
Reed Elementary School	43.1%	5.8%	286
River Woods Elementary School	43.1%	26%	486
Dr. Julian Rogus School	42.2%	5%	640
Arlene Welch Elementary School	41.8%	12.8%	550
Goodings Grove School	41.3%	6.3%	414
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School	41%	7.2%	316
Scullen Middle School	40.9%	14%	1,020
Pioneer Path School	40.7%	8.9%	246
Gordon Gregory Middle School	40.7%	15%	715
Nelson Ridge School	40.2%	3.9%	484
William J. Butler School	39.7%	9.6%	471
Wayne Builta Elementary School	39.5%	14.8%	282
Lincoln Elementary School	39.5%	5.3%	573
Clifford Crone Middle School	39.1%	16.6%	844
Indian Trail Elementary School	38.9%	10.7%	295
The Wheatlands Elementary School	38.8%	7.8%	521
Patterson Elementary School	38.4%	18%	490
Manhattan Junior High School	38.1%	6.3%	538
Homer Junior High School	37.7%	9.2%	879
Eagle Pointe Elementary School	37.7%	8.7%	606
Frankfort Square Elementary School	37.5%	12.5%	183
Anna McDonald Elementary School	37.4%	2.8%	546
Haines Elementary School	36.7%	4.6%	346
Homestead Elementary School	36.6%	8.7%	496
Walker's Grove Elementary School	36.4%	7.8%	590
Liberty Elementary School	36.2%	10.3%	549
Hadley Middle School	35.4%	2.4%	750
Mokena Junior High School	34.7%	5.2%	529
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	34.7%	6.5%	560
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School	34.5%	5.3%	431
Bednarcik Junior High School	34.5%	5.4%	577
Alex M. Martino Junior High School	34.4%	5.5%	588
Coretta Scott King Magnet School	34.2%	1.7%	265
Wilmington Middle School	33.6%	2%	296
Summit Hill Junior High School	32.4%	9.6%	656
Heritage Grove Middle School	32.1%	5.7%	855
Oster-Oakview School	32%	1.7%	373
Peotone Intermediate Center	31.8%	2.8%	179
Peotone Elementary School	31.3%	6%	280
Troy Hofer Elementary School	31.3%	4%	408
Reed-Custer Elementary School	31.1%	2.3%	594
Troy Shorewood School	30.8%	2.6%	351
Liberty Junior High School	30.8%	4.1%	601
Troy Craughwell School	30.6%	4%	413
Elwood C.C. School	29.8%	4.4%	256
Central Elementary School	29.6%	4.6%	532
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	28.9%	3%	859
Three Rivers School	28.1%	4.7%	249
Kelvin Grove Junior High School	26.4%	3%	318
Bentley Elementary School	26.3%	4%	370
Oak Prairie Junior High School	26.2%	3%	486
John F. Kennedy Middle School	26%	4.9%	983
Ludwig Elementary School	25.8%	0.7%	277
Jamie McGee Elementary School	25.7%	5%	381
River View Elementary School	25.5%	2.4%	604
Troy Cronin Elementary School	25%	0%	603
Jane Addams Middle School	24.8%	6.3%	568
Robert C. Hill Elementary School	24.8%	2.3%	616
Troy Middle School	24.5%	5.3%	966
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School	24.4%	2.1%	423
Walker Intermediate School	24.3%	2%	598
John R. Tibbott Elementary School	24.2%	2.2%	499
Skoff Elementary School	23.7%	1.6%	711
Wesmere Elementary School	23.7%	2.5%	532
A. Vito Martinez Middle School	23.7%	3.9%	684
John J. Lukancic Middle School	23.5%	2.2%	558
Pioneer Elementary School	23%	2.8%	466
Creekside Elementary School	22%	0.7%	501
Irene King Elementary School	21.5%	1.7%	435
Timber Ridge Middle School	21.4%	2.4%	838
Oak View Elementary School	21.3%	1.5%	562
Indian Trail Middle School	20.8%	2.6%	593
Reed-Custer Middle School	20.7%	1.8%	273
Richland Elementary School	20.7%	1.1%	844
Orenic Intermediate School	19.6%	2.4%	856
Peotone Junior High School	19.4%	1%	295
Brooks Middle School	18.5%	4.3%	1,112
Lakewood Falls Elementary School	18.2%	4.4%	504
Beecher Elementary School	18.2%	0.9%	424
Beecher Junior High School	18%	0%	237
Drauden Point Middle School	17.8%	1.4%	719
Taft Grade School	17.7%	1.8%	247
Meadow View Elementary School	17.7%	2.1%	522
Independence Elementary School	17.6%	3%	557
Crystal Lawns Elementary School	16.8%	2.5%	281
Wood View Elementary School	16.7%	2.4%	360
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School	15.5%	2.5%	621
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School	15.3%	2.5%	551
Washington Junior High and Academy Program	15.2%	1.9%	737
Troy Heritage Trail School	15.2%	4.4%	397
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	14.3%	0%	413
Ridge Elementary School	13.8%	2%	522
Taft Elementary School	12.2%	0%	335
Grand Prairie Elementary School	10.6%	2.1%	539
Fairmont School	9.7%	0.5%	327
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School	9.6%	0.3%	580
Monee Elementary School	8.8%	2.3%	402
Forest Park Individual Education School	8.6%	0%	283
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School	8.5%	0%	224
Rockdale Elementary School	8.2%	0.7%	214
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School	7.8%	1.6%	359
Crete Elementary School	7.7%	0%	380
Hufford Junior High School	7.7%	0.1%	1,180
Columbia Central School	7.6%	0.5%	628
Crete-Monee Middle School	6.8%	0.2%	988
Pershing Elementary School	6.2%	0%	489
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	6.1%	0.3%	610
Laraway Elementary School	5.7%	0%	447
Gompers Junior High School	5.7%	0.3%	702
Balmoral Elementary School	5.7%	0%	404
Woodland Elementary School	5%	0%	303
Chaney-Monge School	4.1%	0.3%	436
Dirksen Junior High School	3.9%	0%	630
Farragut Elementary School	3.8%	0%	462
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	3.6%	0%	346
Sator Sanchez Elementary School	3.4%	0%	714
Isaac Singleton Elementary School	2.9%	0.4%	443
Steger Intermediate Center	2.7%	0.3%	451
Edna Keith Elementary School	2.2%	0%	288
Talala Elementary School	2.1%	0%	282
A.O. Marshall Elementary School	0.8%	0%	398