Test Expectations: How many students met or exceeded English IAR expectations in Macon County in 2021-22 school year?

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

By Macon Reporter

Mar 9, 2024

Test results show 19% of Macon County students passed the English 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 22.1% compared to the previous school year.

Woodford County County had the highest success rate across the state, with 52.1% of its students passing the English portion of the IAR. Schools in Pulaski County County, on the other hand, performed the worst, with 92.7% 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 English Over 3 Years

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

School	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total enrollment
Mt. Zion Elementary School	40.2%	3.3%	345
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School	38.3%	5.1%	404
Maroa-Forsyth Grade School	37.5%	4.3%	555
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School	37.3%	8.8%	264
Mt. Zion Junior High School	34.7%	2.8%	401
Mt. Zion Intermediate School	32.7%	2.2%	527
Argenta-Oreana Elementary School	31.7%	1.1%	460
Meridian Elementary School	27.5%	0%	433
Warrensburg-Latham Middle School	25.1%	1.6%	239
Meridian Middle School	23.9%	1.5%	206
Argenta-Oreana Middle School	19.2%	0%	217
Montessori Academy for Peace	10.6%	0%	689
Robertson Charter School	10.6%	0.5%	348
Johns Hill Magnet School	9.4%	1%	575
Parsons Accelerated School	7.7%	0%	501
Muffley Elementary School	5%	0%	396
Michael E. Baum Elementary School	4.6%	0%	334
Dennis Elementary School	4.2%	0.3%	532
South Shores Elementary School	3.4%	0%	301
American Dreamer STEM Academy	3%	0%	401
Stephen Decatur Middle School	2.5%	0%	490
Franklin Grove Elementary School	2.4%	0%	461
Hope Academy	1.7%	0.3%	564