McHenry Times

Results are in and 71% of McHenry County students failed the mathematics portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of students who failed their mathematics assessment in McHenry County rose by 0.6% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 97.5% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Woodford County had the highest success rate across the state, with 46.8% of its students passing the mathematics portion of the IAR.

The IAR measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing in meeting the English Language Arts and Mathematics standards set by the state.

According to recent IAR data, the average ELA proficiency rate for Illinois students was 35.4% in 2023, while the math proficiency rate stood at 27.1%. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity.

White students demonstrated higher proficiency rates in both ELA and math compared to Black and Hispanic students. The ELA proficiency rate for white students was 45.6%, around twice higher than that of Black students (17%) and Hispanic students (23.3%).

The gap was even worse in math, with white students achieving a 37% proficiency rate, nearly five times higher than Black students (7.9%) and over twice higher than Hispanic students (14.4%).

School	Students who did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Harvard Junior High School	94.8%	521
Jefferson Elementary School	94.4%	370
Crosby Elementary School	93%	170
Dean Street Elementary School	86.7%	188
Canterbury Elementary School	85.8%	211
Chauncey H. Duker School	85.1%	382
Parkland School	82.8%	673
Harrison Elementary School	82.4%	239
Coventry Elementary School	82.2%	315
Lake In The Hills Elementary School	81.9%	233
Alden-Hebron Elementary School	79.8%	94
Mary Endres Elementary School	79.2%	245
Prairiewood Elementary School	78.6%	224
Johnsburg Junior High School	78.6%	336
Greenwood Elementary School	78.5%	144
Hilltop Elementary School	78.4%	130
Prairie Grove Junior High School	77.9%	321
Lundahl Middle School	77.3%	796
Olson Elementary School	77.3%	208
McHenry Middle School	77%	683
Hannah Beardsley Middle School	77%	828
Husmann Elementary School	74.1%	247
Three Oaks School	74.1%	236
Valley View Elementary School	73.5%	264
North Elementary School	73.3%	340
Northwood Middle School	71.9%	618
Westwood Elementary School	71.7%	202
Riverwood Elementary School	71.6%	282
Richard F. Bernotas Middle School	71.5%	765
Cary Junior High School	70.4%	666
Algonquin Middle School	69.8%	388
Richmond Grade School	69.7%	208
Ulysses S. Grant Intermediate School	69%	216
Johnsburg Elementary School	68.5%	362
Heineman Middle School	68.4%	734
Fox River Grove Middle School	68.2%	173
Alden-Hebron Middle School	68.2%	85
South Elementary School	67.9%	193
Nippersink Middle School	67.9%	390
Cotton Creek School	67.8%	276
Edgebrook Elementary School	67.5%	83
Creekside Middle School	67.4%	706
Deer Path Elementary School	66.2%	299
Glacier Ridge Elementary School	66.1%	201
Marengo Community Middle School	65.5%	299
Indian Prairie Elementary School	65.5%	208
Algonquin Road Elementary School	64.3%	81
Briargate Elementary School	64.2%	240
Marlowe Middle School	63.1%	1,154
Riley Community Consolidated School	62%	197
Spring Grove Elementary School	60.5%	129
Landmark Elementary School	59.7%	99
West Elementary School	59.4%	278
Woods Creek Elementary School	58.5%	270
Prairie Grove Elementary School	57%	163
Martin Elementary School	56.7%	761
Conley Elementary School	56.1%	544
Lincoln Prairie Elementary School	53.2%	188
Locust Elementary School	52.4%	122
Eastview Elementary School	52.3%	178
Leggee Elementary School	50.1%	443
Kenneth E. Neubert Elementary School	44.3%	219