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How many Randolph County students failed their Math exams in 2022?

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More than 8 in 10 Randolph County public high school students aren't at grade level in Math.

That's according to a SW Illinois News analysis of 2022 test score data compiled by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

ISBE reports that last year, 80.1 percent of Randolph County's 267 public high school students failed the Math portion of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and have “minimal (or) incomplete… understanding of the knowledge and skills relative to Illinois Learning Standards.”

Students can achieve four proficiencies in their subjects (partially met, approaching, meets, and exceeds standards). This report concludes students who partially met or approached the standards have failed in the subject.

Chester High School (89.9 percent) and Steeleville High School (84.4 percent) had the highest failure rates in Randolph County. Coulterville High School (71.4 percent) and Red Bud High School (69.9 percent) had the lowest.

No Randolph County high schools had a passing rate of more than 50 percent of students.

County-wide, Math test failure rates fell from 81 percent in 2019 to 80.1 percent in 2022.

The failure rate increased at two Randolph County high schools in 2022, with the most significant increase happening at Steeleville High School (84.4 percent).

Failure rates rose the most in Coles County (82.7 percent), Mercer County (83.5 percent), Pope County (89.8 percent), Union County (91.3 percent), and Henderson County (92.2 percent).

Coulterville High School and Red Bud High School were the only Randolph County high schools to see Math scores improve between 2019 and 2022.

Statewide, 70 percent of Illinois students failed the 2022 state Math exam, up from 64 percent in 2019.

The SAT test is administered to Illinois high school sophomores “to fulfill the requirement that students take an assessment for college and career readiness in order to receive a regular high school diploma.”

Math Failure Rates in Randolph County High Schools in 2022

High School# of StudentsFailing % in 2019Failing % in 2021Failing % in 2022
Chester High School6981.4%93.1%89.9%
Steeleville High School3268.6%84.1%84.4%
Sparta High School6984.2%89.1%82.6%
Coulterville High School1494.2%77%71.4%
Red Bud High School8379.7%78.9%69.9%

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