Rock Island Today

Results are in and 70% of Henry County students failed the ELA 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 ELA assessment in Henry County rose by 2.4% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Pulaski County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 92.7% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Piatt County had the highest success rate across the state, with 49.4% of its students passing the ELA 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.

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Galva Junior/Senior High School	89.5%	76
Galva Elementary School	89.4%	123
Central Elementary School	85.7%	322
Irving Elementary School	85.5%	124
Colona Grade School	83.3%	228
Alwood Middle/High School	82.7%	52
Wethersfield Elementary School	75.5%	151
Geneseo Middle School	74.4%	590
Cambridge Junior/Senior High School	72.2%	97
Alwood Elementary School	69.2%	107
Southwest Elementary School	69.1%	188
Annawan Grade School	66.2%	151
Northside Elementary School	65.6%	125
Millikin Elementary School	62.9%	186
Central Junior High School	61.3%	266
C.R. Hanna Elementary School	56.7%	224
Wethersfield Junior/Senior High School	54.2%	72
Neponset Grade School	51.3%	76
Orion Middle School	49.6%	224
Cambridge Community Grade School	40.2%	102