Macon County students and their Mathematics performance in 2021-22 school year

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

By Macon Reporter

Feb 13, 2024

Test results show 15.2% of Macon County students passed 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 Macon County students who succeeded rose by 34% compared to the previous school year.

Woodford County County had the highest success rate across the state, with 44.1% of its students passing the Mathematics portion of the IAR. Schools in Alexander County County, on the other hand, performed the worst, with 95.8% 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.

Macon County Student's Proficiency in Mathematics Over 3 Years

Macon County Schools Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Mathematics Compared to Previous Years

School	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total enrollment
Mt. Zion Elementary School	44%	12%	345
Meridian Elementary School	34.3%	4.4%	433
Mt. Zion Intermediate School	32.9%	2.6%	527
Maroa-Forsyth Grade School	29.9%	4.4%	555
Argenta-Oreana Elementary School	27.9%	2.7%	460
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School	26.3%	3.4%	404
Mt. Zion Junior High School	25.5%	1.6%	401
Meridian Middle School	22.9%	0%	206
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School	18.5%	4.2%	264
Warrensburg-Latham Middle School	16%	0.4%	239
Argenta-Oreana Middle School	11.7%	0.9%	217
Johns Hill Magnet School	8.1%	0%	575
Montessori Academy for Peace	7.3%	0%	689
Michael E. Baum Elementary School	3.5%	0.6%	334
Dennis Elementary School	2.7%	0%	532
American Dreamer STEM Academy	1.9%	0%	401
Robertson Charter School	1.8%	0.5%	348
Muffley Elementary School	1.5%	0%	396
South Shores Elementary School	1.3%	0%	301
Franklin Grove Elementary School	1.3%	0%	461
Parsons Accelerated School	1.2%	0%	501
Stephen Decatur Middle School	0.9%	0%	490
Hope Academy	0%	0%	564