Will County Gazette

Results are in and 65.9% of Will County students failed the mathematics portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of students who failed their mathematics assessment in Will County rose by 4% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 97.5% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Woodford County had the highest success rate across the state, with 46.8% 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.

According to recent IAR data, the average ELA proficiency rate for Illinois students was 35.4% in 2023, while the math proficiency rate stood at 27.1%. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity.

White students demonstrated higher proficiency rates in both ELA and math compared to Black and Hispanic students. The ELA proficiency rate for white students was 45.6%, around twice higher than that of Black students (17%) and Hispanic students (23.3%).

The gap was even worse in math, with white students achieving a 37% proficiency rate, nearly five times higher than Black students (7.9%) and over twice higher than Hispanic students (14.4%).

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	97.6%	165
Edna Keith Elementary School	97.2%	144
A.O. Marshall Elementary School	97%	202
Sator Sanchez Elementary School	96.5%	288
Isaac Singleton Elementary School	96.2%	208
Farragut Elementary School	95.3%	253
Pershing Elementary School	94.6%	278
Dirksen Junior High School	94.1%	567
Woodland Elementary School	93.8%	143
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	93.8%	288
Forest Park Individual Education School	93.6%	140
Columbia Central School	93.2%	603
Talala Elementary School	92.5%	134
Chaney-Monge School	92.2%	296
Crete-Monee Middle School	91.6%	951
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School	90.9%	241
Hufford Junior High School	90.6%	1,099
Gompers Junior High School	90.5%	618
Balmoral Elementary School	90.5%	212
Laraway Elementary School	90.3%	279
Crete Elementary School	90.2%	193
Rockdale Elementary School	90%	131
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School	89.5%	171
Taft Elementary School	89.3%	186
Monee Elementary School	89.3%	204
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	89.2%	130
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School	88.9%	135
Fairmont School	87%	170
Steger Intermediate Center	84.7%	293
Beecher Junior High School	83.9%	248
Wood View Elementary School	83.6%	231
Grand Prairie Elementary School	82.8%	283
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School	82.7%	665
Washington Junior High and Academy Program	82.3%	757
Taft Grade School	81.3%	171
Beecher Elementary School	80.1%	231
Orenic Intermediate School	79.4%	825
Crystal Lawns Elementary School	79.2%	159
Richland Elementary School	79%	519
Oak View Elementary School	78.9%	331
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School	78.4%	213
Drauden Point Middle School	78.1%	666
Reed-Custer Middle School	77.8%	274
Ridge Elementary School	77.6%	259
Independence Elementary School	77.3%	313
Wesmere Elementary School	77%	300
Brooks Middle School	76.8%	926
Peotone Junior High School	76.5%	293
Meadow View Elementary School	76.2%	277
Timber Ridge Middle School	75.8%	843
Creekside Elementary School	75.6%	271
Troy Middle School	75.1%	887
Kelvin Grove Junior High School	74.7%	281
Troy Heritage Trail School	74%	154
Indian Trail Middle School	73.6%	582
Skoff Elementary School	73.2%	264
Peotone Intermediate Center	72.4%	181
A. Vito Martinez Middle School	72.1%	626
Robert C. Hill Elementary School	71.4%	290
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School	71.2%	218
Lakewood Falls Elementary School	71.1%	252
Pioneer Elementary School	71.1%	263
Troy Craughwell School	70.3%	185
Troy Cronin Elementary School	70.2%	161
John J. Lukancic Middle School	69.8%	598
John R. Tibbott Elementary School	69.1%	162
Oak Prairie Junior High School	68.4%	444
Central Elementary School	68.3%	275
Jane Addams Middle School	67.8%	581
Wilmington Middle School	67.8%	289
Jamie McGee Elementary School	67.7%	204
Reed-Custer Elementary School	67.4%	288
Ludwig Elementary School	67.3%	281
Irene King Elementary School	66.8%	277
Oster-Oakview School	66.6%	347
River View Elementary School	66%	283
John F. Kennedy Middle School	65.9%	887
Coretta Scott King Magnet School	65.8%	120
Walker Intermediate School	65.5%	541
Three Rivers School	64.9%	268
Troy Hofer Elementary School	64%	161
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	64%	828
Troy Shorewood School	63.5%	156
Elwood C.C. School	61%	179
Hadley Middle School	60.7%	826
Heritage Grove Middle School	60.4%	868
Bednarcik Junior High School	60.1%	559
Alex M. Martino Junior High School	60%	566
Walnut Trails Elementary School	59.8%	231
Manhattan Junior High School	59%	563
William J. Butler School	58.9%	229
Peotone Elementary School	58.6%	75
Anna McDonald Elementary School	58.4%	575
Reed Elementary School	57.1%	149
Liberty Junior High School	56.7%	560
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School	55.9%	245
William E. Young School	55.3%	163
Liberty Elementary School	55.2%	281
The Wheatlands Elementary School	55.1%	276
Dr. Julian Rogus School	54.9%	171
Goodings Grove School	54.4%	208
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	54.4%	287
Walker's Grove Elementary School	54%	317
Bentley Elementary School	53.9%	368
Summit Hill Junior High School	53.8%	625
Pioneer Path School	52.8%	252
Mokena Junior High School	52.7%	494
Homer Junior High School	52.6%	812
Homestead Elementary School	51.5%	252
Arlene Welch Elementary School	50.7%	312
Eagle Pointe Elementary School	50.6%	314
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School	50.2%	504
Wolf's Crossing Elementary School	50%	216
Arbury Hills Elementary School	49.4%	77
Nelson Ridge School	48.5%	467
Lincoln Elementary School	48.2%	264
Channahon Junior High School	47.2%	271
Mokena Intermediate School	46.2%	323
Milne Grove Elementary School	45.8%	59
Arnold J. Tyler School	45.7%	129
Union Elementary School	45.3%	64
Mokena Elementary School	44.8%	174
Luther J. Schilling School	44.2%	186
Nelson Prairie School	44.1%	138
Kingsley Elementary School	43.7%	208
Indian Trail Elementary School	43.3%	171
Clifford Crone Middle School	43.3%	846
Gordon Gregory Middle School	43.1%	807
Freedom Elementary School	42.4%	287
Scullen Middle School	42.1%	904
Haines Elementary School	42%	119
Wayne Builta Elementary School	41.7%	168
Spencer Pointe School	41.5%	169
Patterson Elementary School	41.2%	235
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School	37.7%	289
Robert Clow Elementary School	37.1%	178
Eisenhower Academy	36.5%	137
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School	35.4%	344
River Woods Elementary School	33.4%	240
Spring Brook Elementary School	31.5%	317
Fry Elementary School	31.3%	323
Chelsea Elementary School	30.4%	879
V. Blanche Graham Elementary School	26.5%	147
Hickory Creek Middle School	26.1%	907
Frankfort Square Elementary School	24.8%	97