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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Douglas County students and their Mathematics performance in 2021-22

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Atwood-Hammond Grade School Principal Chris Forman (2023) | Atwood-Hammond Grade School

Atwood-Hammond Grade School Principal Chris Forman (2023) | Atwood-Hammond Grade School

Results are in and 81.5% of Douglas 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 Douglas County rose by 1.2% 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.

Douglas County's Students Failure Rates in Mathematics Over 3 Years
2017-182019-202020-210%20%40%60%80%100%76.8%76.8%68.2%68.2%82%82%74.8%74.8%81.5%81.5%74.6%74.6%CountyState

Douglas County Schools Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in Mathematics During 2021-22 School Year
SchoolStudents who did not meet standards (%)Total students tested
Villa Grove Junior High School88.8%98
Arcola High School88.5%87
Lovington Grade School85.2%108
East Prairie Middle School84.8%296
Villa Grove Elementary School84.8%165
Arcola Elementary School78.7%183
Atwood-Hammond Grade School78.6%154
North Ward Elementary School76.5%136
Arthur Grade School73.2%198

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