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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

How many Adams County students failed their ELA IAR during 2021-22?

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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 75.2% of Adams 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 Adams County rose by 10.1% 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.

Adams County's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 3 Years
2017-182019-202020-210%20%40%60%80%70.9%70.9%62.2%62.2%74%74%69.8%69.8%75.2%75.2%69.8%69.8%CountyState

Adams County Schools Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2021-22 School Year
SchoolStudents who did not meet standards (%)Total students tested
Seymour High School88.4%69
Central 3-4 Middle School86%100
Seymour Elementary School85.8%134
Central Junior High School80.7%244
Colonel George Iles Elementary School77.7%256
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School Site 277.1%258
Quincy Junior High School76.4%1,297
Thomas S. Baldwin Elementary School Site 274.2%275
Unity Elementary School72.8%92
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School72.1%229
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School69.5%256
Unity Middle School68.5%203
Liberty Elementary School61.8%165
Liberty High School58.8%85

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