McHenry Times

Test results show 34.4% of McHenry 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 McHenry County students who succeeded rose by 34.6% 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
Riley Community Consolidated School	46.7%	2.4%	270
Eastview Elementary School	45.8%	5.6%	400
Prairie Grove Elementary School	44.3%	5.1%	548
Martin Elementary School	43.2%	4.1%	753
Woods Creek Elementary School	42.4%	4%	531
Spring Grove Elementary School	41.3%	4%	287
Creekside Middle School	40.9%	10.5%	721
Kenneth E. Neubert Elementary School	40%	5.6%	462
Leggee Elementary School	39.8%	3.5%	892
Marlowe Middle School	39.7%	9.7%	1,197
Husmann Elementary School	39.1%	2.5%	436
Algonquin Road Elementary School	38.5%	6.6%	227
Richmond Grade School	38.4%	9.6%	435
Nippersink Middle School	37.1%	6.9%	378
Conley Elementary School	36.7%	3.1%	565
Fox River Grove Middle School	36.5%	0.6%	168
West Elementary School	36.2%	6.9%	513
Westwood Elementary School	36.2%	11.7%	337
Greenwood Elementary School	36%	2.9%	293
Northwood Middle School	35.4%	5.3%	638
Heineman Middle School	35.2%	1.9%	784
Cary Junior High School	34.8%	6%	764
Lincoln Prairie Elementary School	34.6%	2.1%	458
Prairie Grove Junior High School	34.5%	11.2%	221
Valley View Elementary School	33.7%	2.6%	519
Briargate Elementary School	33.6%	2.5%	351
South Elementary School	33.2%	5.4%	389
Glacier Ridge Elementary School	33.2%	2.6%	397
Dean Street Elementary School	33.1%	4.5%	297
Mary Endres Elementary School	32.4%	2%	410
Indian Prairie Elementary School	32.3%	3%	471
Olson Elementary School	31.7%	3.9%	382
Cotton Creek School	31.6%	1.9%	536
Algonquin Middle School	31.4%	3.5%	441
Deer Path Elementary School	29.6%	1.2%	400
Edgebrook Elementary School	28.4%	2.1%	482
Prairiewood Elementary School	28.2%	2.8%	414
Johnsburg Junior High School	28.1%	2.8%	351
Hilltop Elementary School	27.4%	0%	447
Riverwood Elementary School	27.4%	1.4%	588
Richard F. Bernotas Middle School	26.5%	3.3%	778
Three Oaks School	26.4%	0.5%	511
McHenry Middle School	26.4%	2.6%	705
Coventry Elementary School	26.3%	2%	564
Locust Elementary School	26.3%	1%	481
Johnsburg Elementary School	26%	0.9%	336
Ulysses S. Grant Intermediate School	25.5%	1.9%	211
North Elementary School	24.9%	5.6%	666
Parkland School	23.6%	0.6%	698
Lundahl Middle School	23.4%	1.8%	779
Hannah Beardsley Middle School	23.3%	2.8%	831
Marengo Community Middle School	22.7%	2.6%	315
Alden-Hebron Elementary School	22%	0%	221
Alden-Hebron Middle School	22%	0%	88
Lake In The Hills Elementary School	20.8%	0.4%	461
Canterbury Elementary School	16.8%	1.9%	420
Landmark Elementary School	16.7%	3.7%	194
Chauncey H. Duker School	16%	1.3%	396
Jefferson Elementary School	15.2%	0.8%	394
Crosby Elementary School	14.3%	0%	632
Harrison Elementary School	13%	0.9%	357
Harvard Junior High School	6.4%	0%	580