Lake County Gazette

Results are in and 67.9% of Lake County students failed 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 students who failed their Mathematics assessment in Lake County rose by 44.3% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 95.8% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Monroe County had the highest success rate across the state, with 43.1% 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.

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 did not meet standards (%)	Total students tested
Village Elementary School	98.6%	219
Round Lake Beach Elementary School	98.5%	262
Miguel Juarez Middle School	98.1%	731
Shiloh Park Middle School	97.6%	381
Neal Math Science Academy	97.1%	555
Elmwood Elementary School	97%	263
West Elementary School	96.8%	280
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy	95.9%	342
W.J. Murphy Elementary School	95.3%	278
Evelyn Alexander School	95%	80
North Elementary School	94.8%	210
Robert E. Abbott Middle School	94.8%	677
Round Lake Middle School	94.6%	794
Raymond Ellis Elementary School	94.3%	318
Zion Central Middle School	94.3%	331
Jack Benny Middle School	93.7%	541
Glen Flora Elementary School	93.5%	230
Howe Elementary School	93.4%	181
Magee Middle School	93.1%	656
Learn 10 Charter School	93%	143
Kenneth Murphy School	92.9%	182
Carman-Buckner Elementary School	92.6%	231
Forrestal Elementary School	91.9%	99
Edith M. Smith Middle School	91.9%	519
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	91.8%	184
Beach Park Middle School	91.7%	698
Indian Hill Elementary School	91.5%	248
Newport Elementary School	91.3%	138
Prairie Trail School	90.8%	402
Washington Elementary School	90.7%	215
Stanton School	89.6%	307
Clearview Elementary School	89.1%	201
Gavin South Middle School	88.9%	307
Viking School	88.9%	541
John R. Lewis Middle School	88.6%	734
Whittier Elementary School	88.6%	246
Oakdale Elementary School	88.2%	170
Glenwood Elementary School	86.9%	321
Matthews Middle School	85.9%	519
West Oak Intermediate School	85.5%	255
Big Hollow Middle School	85%	772
Hyde Park Elementary School	85%	127
Oak Crest School	84.9%	119
Lotus School	84%	125
West Oak Middle School	83.7%	283
North Prairie Junior High School	82.8%	244
Greenwood Elementary School	82.6%	121
River Trail School	82.4%	319
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	81.8%	143
Sunny Hill Elementary School	81.2%	176
Mechanics Grove Elementary School	80.3%	493
Carl Sandburg Middle School	79.9%	552
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus	79.8%	341
Olive C. Martin School	79.8%	253
Woodland Middle School	79.5%	1,694
Peter J. Palombi School	79%	808
John S. Clark Elementary School	78.9%	114
Frederick School	78.8%	598
Wauconda Grade School	78.6%	210
Wauconda Middle School	78.5%	520
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus	78.5%	303
Cotton Creek School	77.2%	267
Big Hollow Elementary School	76.7%	348
Park West School	76.7%	360
Grayslake Middle School	76.4%	645
Gavin Central Elementary School	76%	150
Antioch Upper Grade School	76%	887
Little Fort Elementary School	74.9%	215
William L. Thompson School	74.9%	243
Grass Lake Elementary School	74.8%	103
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	74.5%	153
Hillcrest Elementary School	73.9%	307
Westfield School	73.2%	112
Woodland Intermediate School	73%	1,166
Avon Center Elementary School	73%	141
W.C. Petty Elementary School	71.5%	214
H.R. McCall Elementary School	70.6%	170
B.J. Hooper Elementary School	70.1%	294
Northwood Middle School	68.9%	421
Barrington Middle School - Station Campus	68.9%	894
Robert Crown School	66.1%	436
Fremont Junior High/Middle School	64.8%	762
Oak Terrace Elementary School	64.1%	217
Barrington Middle School - Prairie Campus	62.8%	943
Hawthorn Middle School North	61.8%	597
Woodland Elementary School	61.1%	319
Fremont Intermediate School	60.9%	649
May Whitney Elementary School	60.7%	308
Prairieview School	60.7%	135
Seth Paine Elementary School	60.6%	203
Oakland Elementary School	60.3%	302
Lake Bluff Middle School	59%	310
Emmons Grade School	58.8%	211
Woodview School	57.6%	172
Hawthorn Middle School South	57.6%	634
Edgewood Middle School	55.6%	712
Park East School	55.5%	128
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus	55.2%	688
Millburn Elementary School	55.2%	344
Deer Path Middle School East	53.3%	353
Highland Middle School	53.3%	741
Red Oak Elementary School	52.9%	119
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus	52.8%	576
Prairie Crossing Charter School	52.3%	283
Sherwood Elementary School	52%	202
Millburn Middle School	51.7%	381
North Barrington Elementary School	50%	198
Roslyn Road Elementary School	49.3%	274
Isaac Fox Elementary School	49.3%	274
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	48.4%	215
Lake Bluff Elementary School	47.5%	263
Rockland Elementary School	47.4%	135
Deer Path Middle School West	45.8%	347
Cherokee Elementary School	45.7%	129
Hawthorn Elementary School North	45.3%	278
Spencer Loomis Elementary School	45.2%	248
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	45%	171
Countryside Elementary School	44.4%	225
Charles J. Caruso Middle School	44.4%	453
Meadowview School	44.4%	133
Woodlawn Middle School	44%	630
Country Meadows Elementary School	43.8%	242
Aptakisic Junior High School	42.4%	839
Hawthorn Elementary School South	42.1%	280
Indian Trail Elementary School	41.1%	231
Alan B. Shepard Middle School	40.9%	467
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	40.2%	169
Walden Elementary School	39.7%	239
Tripp School	39.5%	147
Grove Avenue Elementary School	38.9%	265
Everett Elementary School	38.9%	126
Meridian School	38.7%	548
Rondout Elementary School	38.5%	91
Butterfield School	38.4%	211
Adler Park School	38.1%	113
Earl Pritchett School	37.7%	114
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	37.4%	294
Oak Grove Elementary School	37.2%	651
Sheridan Elementary School	35.4%	79
Arnett C. Lines Elementary School	35.3%	207
Twin Groves Middle School	35.3%	563
Sarah Adams Elementary School	34.8%	164
Ivy Hall Elementary School	33.3%	270
Bannockburn School	33.3%	108
Kipling Elementary School	32.7%	217
South Park Elementary School	32.2%	183
Prairie Elementary School	31.2%	266
Barbara B. Rose Elementary School	30.6%	232
Ravinia Elementary School	30.1%	123
Copeland Manor Elementary School	29.9%	187
Hough Street Elementary School	28.3%	159
Half Day School	28.2%	602
Braeside Elementary School	28%	118
Wilmot Elementary School	26.8%	246
Daniel Wright Junior High School	25%	700