Carbondale Reporter

Test results show 22.8% of Jackson 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 Jackson County students who succeeded rose by 32.4% 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
Elverado Junior High School	40.7%	22.2%	76
Unity Point Elementary School	38.5%	9.2%	617
Giant City Elementary School	38.4%	17.8%	241
Elverado Intermediate School	20.8%	0%	73
Lewis School	17.5%	1%	295
Trico Elementary School	17.1%	2.9%	407
Carruthers Elementary School	14.5%	0.3%	387
DeSoto Elementary School	14.1%	1%	177
Trico Junior High School	13.5%	2.2%	177
Carbondale Middle School	13.4%	1.4%	452
Thomas Elementary School	12.2%	0%	300
Murphysboro Middle School	9.4%	0.5%	425