Grundy Reporter

Test results show 32.8% of Grundy 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 Grundy County students who succeeded rose by 11.9% 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
Coal City Middle School	47.7%	19.8%	499
Coal City Intermediate School	46.8%	13.3%	303
Saratoga Elementary School	43.8%	9%	782
Nettle Creek Elementary School	35.5%	3.2%	84
South Wilmington Grade School	30.2%	1.9%	79
Minooka Elementary School	29.6%	0.9%	522
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School	27.3%	3%	169
Minooka Intermediate School	26.8%	2%	1,019
Gardner Elementary School	23.7%	0%	155
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School	23.2%	0%	128
Aux Sable Elementary School	22.1%	1.9%	597
Minooka Junior High School	20.1%	2.6%	1,064
Shabbona Middle School	19.8%	1.2%	344
Coal City Elementary School	19.7%	0%	267
White Oak Elementary	11.5%	0.6%	732
Braceville Elementary School	5.6%	0%	109