Henry County students and their mathematics performance in 2022-23

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By Rock Island Today Reports

Aug 8, 2024

Results are in and 75.2% of Henry 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 Henry County rose by 3.5% 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%).

Henry County's Students Failure Rates in mathematics Over 4 Years

Henry County Schools Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in mathematics During 2022-23 School Year

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Alwood Middle/High School	92.7%	69
Wethersfield Junior/Senior High School	89.9%	79
Central Junior High School	89.2%	242
Central Elementary School	88.6%	335
Colona Grade School	88.5%	235
Irving Elementary School	86.3%	110
Galva Junior/Senior High School	84.5%	77
Millikin Elementary School	79.6%	182
Geneseo Middle School	76.8%	582
Northside Elementary School	74.5%	129
Alwood Elementary School	73%	89
Galva Elementary School	72.2%	115
Wethersfield Elementary School	71.4%	140
Cambridge Junior/Senior High School	70.6%	95
Annawan Grade School	68.7%	137
Southwest Elementary School	58.3%	187
C.R. Hanna Elementary School	55.9%	229
Orion Middle School	54.7%	221
Cambridge Community Grade School	50.5%	101