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Test Expectations: How many Rock Island County students failed to meet Mathematics expectations in 2021-22 school year?

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Hillcrest Elementary School Principal Mrs. Stephanie Christensen (2023) | Hillcrest Elementary School

Hillcrest Elementary School Principal Mrs. Stephanie Christensen (2023) | Hillcrest Elementary School

Results are in and 83.7% of Rock Island 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 Rock Island County rose by 11% 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.

Rock Island County's Students Failure Rates in Mathematics Over 3 Years
2017-182019-202020-210%20%40%60%80%100%78.3%78.3%68.2%68.2%86.5%86.5%74.8%74.8%83.7%83.7%74.6%74.6%CountyState

Rock Island 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
Eagle Ridge School96.3%164
Rock Island Academy94.4%266
Longfellow Elementary School94.2%120
Northeast Junior High School94.1%202
Frances Willard Elementary School93.1%202
Wells Elementary School92.7%96
Willard Elementary School92.5%93
Logan Elementary School91.9%148
Lincoln-Irving Elementary School90.7%140
Glenview Middle School90%1,094
John Deere Middle School89.8%734
George O. Barr School89%182
Washington Junior High School87.3%472
Edison Junior High School86.9%388
Ridgewood Elementary School86.9%145
George Washington Elementary School86.6%134
Butterworth Elementary School85.9%99
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School85.9%135
Rock Island Center for Math and Science85.7%244
Bowlesburg Elementary School85.3%109
Woodrow Wilson Middle School84.6%792
Ridgewood Elementary School84.6%169
Roosevelt Elementary School84.1%189
Hillcrest Elementary School83.6%134
Rockridge Junior High School82.1%223
Matherville Intermediate School81.1%196
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School81%158
Denkmann Elementary School80.3%223
Hampton Elementary School78.7%160
Winola Elementary School78.2%87
Bicentennial Elementary School76%146
Sherrard Junior High School75.2%222
Earl H. Hanson Elementary School73.9%138
Hamilton Elementary School73.3%300
Jane Addams Elementary School70.4%142
Eugene Field Elementary School69.1%220
Riverdale Elementary School66.1%236
Andalusia Elementary School65.4%211
Sherrard Elementary School63.2%95
Riverdale Middle School59.4%251

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