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

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Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)

Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)

Test results show 21.6% of Bureau 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 Bureau County students who succeeded rose by 31.6% 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.

Bureau County Student's Proficiency in Mathematics Over 3 Years
2021-222020-212018-190%20%40%60%80%100%21.2%21.2%25.4%25.4%16.7%16.7%25.2%25.2%22.8%22.8%31.8%31.8%91.1%91.1%0%0%CountyState

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

SchoolStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)Total enrollment
Neponset Grade School42.1%5.3%132
Lincoln Elementary School32.7%2%198
Bureau Valley North School27.6%9.2%202
Bureau Valley Elementary and Junior High School23.7%3.2%307
Ohio Community Consolidated Grade School22%4%72
Malden Grade School20.7%1.7%94
Ladd Community Consolidated School20.2%0.9%179
Logan Junior High School16.8%0.5%427
John F. Kennedy Elementary School13%0%616
Dalzell Grade School12.2%2%63
Allen Grade School11.6%2.3%79
DePue Elementary School7%0%231

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