Did Macon County students fail or pass their 2021-22 Mathematics tests?

Michael E. Baum Elementary School Principal Sergio Reyna (2023) | Michael E. Baum Elementary School

By Macon Reporter

Feb 4, 2024

Results are in and 84.9% of Macon 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 Macon County rose by 14.1% 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.

Macon County's Students Failure Rates in Mathematics Over 3 Years

Macon County Schools Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in Mathematics During 2021-22 School Year

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Hope Academy	100%	285
Stephen Decatur Middle School	99.1%	436
Parsons Accelerated School	98.8%	255
South Shores Elementary School	98.7%	149
Franklin Grove Elementary School	98.7%	240
Muffley Elementary School	98.5%	202
American Dreamer STEM Academy	98.1%	269
Robertson Charter School	97.7%	217
Dennis Elementary School	97.3%	377
Michael E. Baum Elementary School	95.9%	171
Montessori Academy for Peace	92.7%	316
Johns Hill Magnet School	91.9%	395
Sangamon Valley Middle School	91.7%	157
Argenta-Oreana Middle School	87.3%	213
Warrensburg-Latham Middle School	83.5%	243
Sangamon Valley Intermediate School	78.9%	133
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School	77.3%	260
Meridian Middle School	77.1%	205
Mt. Zion Junior High School	73%	381
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School	70.3%	175
Argenta-Oreana Elementary School	69.4%	183
Maroa-Forsyth Grade School	65.7%	251
Mt. Zion Intermediate School	64.5%	535
Meridian Elementary School	61.3%	181
Mt. Zion Elementary School	44%	184