Illinois Valley Times

Test results show 27.4% of Grundy 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 Grundy County students who succeeded rose by 6.1% 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.

School	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total enrollment
Coal City Intermediate School	40.9%	6.5%	303
Coal City Middle School	40.2%	8.2%	499
Saratoga Elementary School	38.4%	4.4%	782
Nettle Creek Elementary School	33.9%	6.5%	84
South Wilmington Grade School	30.2%	3.8%	79
Aux Sable Elementary School	27.9%	0%	597
Coal City Elementary School	27.3%	6.8%	267
Minooka Elementary School	26.9%	1.9%	522
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School	21.2%	1.5%	169
Minooka Intermediate School	19.7%	2%	1,019
White Oak Elementary	19.2%	0.6%	732
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School	17.6%	0%	128
Gardner Elementary School	17.5%	1%	155
Shabbona Middle School	16.9%	1.5%	344
Minooka Junior High School	16.2%	1.3%	1,064
Braceville Elementary School	6.8%	0%	109