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Adams County: How many students failed the Mathematics test in 2021-22 school year?

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Seymour Elementary School Principal Ms. Julie Phelan (2023) | Seymour Elementary School

Seymour Elementary School Principal Ms. Julie Phelan (2023) | Seymour Elementary School

Results are in and 77.6% of Adams 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 Adams County rose by 10.6% 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.

Adams County's Students Failure Rates in Mathematics Over 3 Years
2017-182019-202020-210%20%40%60%80%100%75%75%68.2%68.2%76.4%76.4%74.8%74.8%77.6%77.6%74.6%74.6%CountyState

Adams 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
Seymour High School88.4%69
Central 3-4 Middle School87%100
Central Junior High School86.1%244
Unity Middle School83.3%203
Quincy Junior High School81.8%1,278
Seymour Elementary School81.3%134
Thomas S. Baldwin Elementary School Site 277.8%275
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School Site 276%258
Colonel George Iles Elementary School74.6%256
Liberty High School68.2%85
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School68.1%229
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School66.8%256
Liberty Elementary School66%162
Unity Elementary School57.6%92

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