Rock Island Today

Test results show 29.6% of Henry 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 Henry County students who succeeded rose by 24.8% 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
Cambridge Community Grade School	52%	7.8%	234
Wethersfield Junior/Senior High School	41.7%	4.2%	218
Orion Middle School	39.7%	10.7%	218
C.R. Hanna Elementary School	38.8%	4.5%	450
Millikin Elementary School	37.1%	0%	367
Central Junior High School	33.5%	5.3%	268
Annawan Grade School	33.1%	0.7%	241
Northside Elementary School	32.8%	1.6%	330
Alwood Elementary School	29.9%	0.9%	199
Southwest Elementary School	29.3%	1.6%	359
Geneseo Middle School	24.4%	1.2%	591
Wethersfield Elementary School	23.8%	0.7%	312
Cambridge Junior/Senior High School	22.7%	5.2%	215
Alwood Middle/High School	17.3%	0%	162
Colona Grade School	15.8%	0.9%	381
Irving Elementary School	14.5%	0%	221
Central Elementary School	13.7%	0.6%	327
Galva Junior/Senior High School	9.2%	1.3%	202
Galva Elementary School	8.9%	1.6%	263