Will County Gazette

Test results show 37.2% of Will County students passed the English 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 30.5% compared to the previous school year.

Woodford County County had the highest success rate across the state, with 52.1% of its students passing the English portion of the IAR. Schools in Pulaski County County, on the other hand, performed the worst, with 92.7% 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	72.2%	9%	225
Robert Clow Elementary School	59.9%	9.9%	369
Chelsea Elementary School	59.1%	14.4%	850
Spring Brook Elementary School	55.3%	7.9%	566
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School	55.2%	11.1%	432
Fry Elementary School	55%	5.6%	616
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School	54.3%	6.4%	619
Kingsley Elementary School	53.9%	13.9%	436
V. Blanche Graham Elementary School	53.5%	13.5%	287
Patterson Elementary School	52.2%	7.8%	490
Lincoln Elementary School	51.1%	5.3%	573
Union Elementary School	50%	16.7%	106
Manhattan Junior High School	49.6%	6.5%	538
River Woods Elementary School	49.2%	18.3%	486
Arnold J. Tyler School	49.1%	2.7%	349
Gordon Gregory Middle School	48.2%	12.8%	715
Walker's Grove Elementary School	45.7%	9.8%	590
Hickory Creek Middle School	45.4%	32.7%	901
Pioneer Path School	45.3%	1.6%	246
Heritage Grove Middle School	45.2%	9.1%	855
Wilmington Middle School	44.9%	15.9%	296
Clifford Crone Middle School	44.8%	12.4%	844
Arbury Hills Elementary School	44.3%	5.1%	164
Arlene Welch Elementary School	44.1%	7.4%	550
Milne Grove Elementary School	43.9%	12.2%	228
The Wheatlands Elementary School	43.6%	6.6%	521
Scullen Middle School	43.5%	10.4%	1,020
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School	42.8%	4.5%	316
Liberty Elementary School	42.8%	6.3%	549
Indian Trail Elementary School	42.7%	12.7%	295
Channahon Junior High School	42.6%	15.1%	291
Wolf's Crossing Elementary School	42.1%	5.7%	410
Hadley Middle School	41.9%	3.9%	750
Luther J. Schilling School	41.5%	1.5%	695
Nelson Ridge School	41.4%	4.5%	484
Freedom Elementary School	41.3%	7.1%	543
William E. Young School	40.8%	6.9%	431
Troy Hofer Elementary School	40.7%	7.3%	408
Eagle Pointe Elementary School	40.5%	9.2%	606
Creekside Elementary School	40.4%	2.5%	501
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	39.9%	8.2%	859
Wayne Builta Elementary School	39.5%	3.1%	282
Central Elementary School	39.4%	4.7%	532
Anna McDonald Elementary School	39%	5.7%	546
Walnut Trails Elementary School	38%	5%	515
Mokena Junior High School	38%	5.3%	529
Jane Addams Middle School	37.7%	14.3%	568
Walker Intermediate School	37.5%	2.4%	598
Three Rivers School	37.2%	2.8%	249
Reed Elementary School	37.2%	0.7%	286
Homestead Elementary School	36.6%	8.3%	496
Ludwig Elementary School	36.6%	2.2%	277
Goodings Grove School	36.5%	3.4%	414
John J. Lukancic Middle School	36.5%	8.4%	558
Mokena Intermediate School	36.3%	3.8%	321
Richland Elementary School	36.1%	2.9%	844
Mokena Elementary School	35.7%	1.9%	701
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	35.7%	3.6%	560
William J. Butler School	35.6%	6.3%	471
Frankfort Square Elementary School	35.4%	3.1%	183
Homer Junior High School	34.7%	4.9%	879
Summit Hill Junior High School	34.7%	12.5%	656
Elwood C.C. School	34.6%	5.5%	256
Bednarcik Junior High School	34.4%	6.1%	577
Dr. Julian Rogus School	34.4%	4.4%	640
A. Vito Martinez Middle School	34.3%	8.9%	684
Reed-Custer Middle School	34.1%	4.7%	273
Troy Shorewood School	34%	3.2%	351
Oak Prairie Junior High School	34%	7.2%	486
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School	33.3%	3.4%	431
Kelvin Grove Junior High School	32.8%	11.1%	318
Bentley Elementary School	32.4%	3.8%	370
Troy Cronin Elementary School	32.3%	4.3%	603
Troy Craughwell School	32.2%	3.4%	413
River View Elementary School	31.6%	4.1%	604
Reed-Custer Elementary School	31.6%	3.4%	594
Nelson Prairie School	31.5%	2.7%	411
Orenic Intermediate School	31.4%	3.7%	856
Peotone Elementary School	31.3%	0%	280
Ridge Elementary School	31%	3.2%	522
Brooks Middle School	29.9%	6.2%	1,112
Indian Trail Middle School	29.7%	5.3%	593
Beecher Junior High School	29.6%	2.1%	237
John F. Kennedy Middle School	29.6%	4.4%	983
Jamie McGee Elementary School	29.1%	0%	381
Oster-Oakview School	29.1%	2.5%	373
Forest Park Individual Education School	28.8%	2.9%	283
Wesmere Elementary School	28%	1.8%	532
Irene King Elementary School	27.8%	1.4%	435
Alex M. Martino Junior High School	27.7%	5.5%	588
Spencer Pointe School	27.4%	1.1%	494
Peotone Intermediate Center	26.8%	2.2%	179
Troy Middle School	26.5%	5.1%	966
Beecher Elementary School	26.4%	0.9%	424
Independence Elementary School	26.3%	1.3%	557
Lakewood Falls Elementary School	26.1%	2.9%	504
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	25.9%	0%	413
Troy Heritage Trail School	25.9%	6.3%	397
Laraway Elementary School	25.8%	3.8%	447
Crystal Lawns Elementary School	25.6%	3.8%	281
Liberty Junior High School	25.3%	3.2%	601
John R. Tibbott Elementary School	25.3%	1.1%	499
Meadow View Elementary School	25%	1.4%	522
Robert C. Hill Elementary School	24.8%	2.7%	616
Pioneer Elementary School	24.6%	1.6%	466
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School	24.3%	0.8%	423
Timber Ridge Middle School	24.3%	4.8%	838
Peotone Junior High School	23.7%	2.4%	295
Skoff Elementary School	23.5%	1.6%	711
Oak View Elementary School	22.7%	0%	562
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School	22.3%	2.5%	621
Drauden Point Middle School	22.2%	3.4%	719
Rockdale Elementary School	21.8%	2.7%	214
Coretta Scott King Magnet School	21.4%	3.4%	265
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School	19.3%	0.5%	359
Washington Junior High and Academy Program	18.6%	2.6%	737
Wood View Elementary School	18.4%	0.5%	360
Haines Elementary School	18.3%	0%	346
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School	17.8%	0.8%	224
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School	17.7%	0.5%	551
Crete Elementary School	17.4%	1%	380
Fairmont School	17.3%	0%	327
Grand Prairie Elementary School	16.4%	2.7%	539
Monee Elementary School	15.7%	0.9%	402
Crete-Monee Middle School	13.7%	2.5%	988
Taft Elementary School	13.4%	0%	335
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School	12.2%	0.3%	580
Taft Grade School	12.2%	0%	247
Columbia Central School	12.2%	3.2%	628
Hufford Junior High School	12.1%	0.4%	1,180
Isaac Singleton Elementary School	11.9%	0.8%	443
Chaney-Monge School	11.9%	0.3%	436
Steger Intermediate Center	11.7%	0.3%	451
Gompers Junior High School	10.8%	0.6%	702
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	9.6%	0%	610
Pershing Elementary School	9.5%	0%	489
Farragut Elementary School	9.4%	0.9%	462
Sator Sanchez Elementary School	8.1%	0.3%	714
Dirksen Junior High School	6.6%	0.5%	630
Woodland Elementary School	6.5%	0%	303
Balmoral Elementary School	5.7%	0%	404
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	5.4%	0%	346
A.O. Marshall Elementary School	5.4%	0%	398
Edna Keith Elementary School	3.8%	0%	288
Talala Elementary School	3.5%	0%	282