Illinois Valley Times

Test results show 24.3% of LaSalle 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 LaSalle County students who succeeded rose by 2.3% 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.

School	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total enrollment
Harding Grade School	55.9%	0%	120
Lostant Elementary School	50%	10.5%	63
McKinley Elementary School	47.2%	8.9%	338
Waltham Elementary School	42.6%	13.2%	205
Seneca Grade School North Campus	38.4%	3%	288
Milton Pope Elementary School	33.3%	0.9%	168
Wallace Elementary School	32.2%	0.5%	418
Rutland Elementary School	32.1%	3.8%	72
Grand Ridge School	31.8%	14%	186
Sheridan Elementary School	31.3%	0%	144
Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175	30.7%	0%	150
Leland Elementary School	28.6%	0.9%	177
Northview Elementary School	27.5%	1.6%	588
Seneca Elementary School South Campus	27.3%	0.5%	178
Jefferson Elementary School	27%	0%	249
Lincoln Elementary School	25.6%	1.4%	317
Serena Middle School	25.4%	2.1%	197
Ransom Grade School	24.6%	0%	92
Centennial Elementary School	23.9%	1%	454
Northbrook School	22.4%	3.4%	492
Parkside Middle School	21.8%	1.5%	349
Central Intermediate School	21.4%	0.8%	374
Shepherd Middle School	21%	4.3%	377
Lincoln Elementary School	20.5%	0%	317
Deer Park C.C. Elementary School	19.4%	2.8%	63
Lincoln Elementary School	19.3%	0%	410
Earlville Elementary School	18.2%	1.9%	230
Tonica Grade School	15.7%	0%	131
Washington Elementary School	13.4%	0%	132
Northwest Elementary School	12.3%	0.8%	622
Marseilles Elementary School	12.3%	0%	517
Northlawn Junior High School	10.9%	0.5%	618
Lincoln Junior High School	6.2%	0%	263