Sangamon Sun

About 44 percent of Ball Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 56 percent of students failed, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC, is administered to third- through eighth-graders in Illinois, testing them in reading and math based on Common Core standards.

According to Ball Elementary School English language scores, about 42 percent met expectations and 2 percent exceeded them. Students whose results are in either category are considered to be most ready to move on to the next level and are most prepared for college or work.

Another 29 percent approached expectations, while 16 percent partially met expectations and 12 percent did not meet them. Students who scored in these categories are not ready for the next level of schooling, according to the test.

Test results at Ball Elementary School, which enrolled 645 students in 2017, surpassed state averages.

Statewide, 37 percent of students passed the test and 63 percent failed.

Of students statewide who passed, only five percent 'exceeded' expectations.

Ball Elementary School's English language arts scores over 3 years

How Sangamon County schools' English language arts scores compare

Top 20 Illinois schools' English language arts scores

School

City

County

Passed

Failed

Decatur Classical Elementary School

Chicago

Cook

98.2%

1.8%

McDade Elementary Classical School

Chicago

Cook

91.6%

8.4%

Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Rockford

Winnebago

89.8%

10.2%

Meadow Glens Elementary School

Naperville

Dupage

88.2%

11.8%

Walden Elementary School

Deerfield

Lake

85.7%

14.3%

Grafton Elementary School

Grafton

Jersey

85.7%

14.3%

Poe Elementary Classical School

Chicago

Cook

85.6%

14.4%

Shabonee School

Northbrook

Cook

85.2%

14.8%

Willowbrook Elementary School

Glenview

Cook

84.4%

15.6%

Longfellow Elementary School

Wheaton

Dupage

84.1%

15.9%

Eisenhower Academy

Joliet

Will

84%

16.0%

Forest Hills Elementary School

Western Springs

Cook

84%

16.0%

The Lane Elementary School

Hinsdale

Dupage

82.3%

17.7%

Prairieview-Ogden North Elementary

Royal

Champaign

81.5%

18.5%

Oak Elementary School

Hinsdale

Dupage

80.7%

19.3%

Centennial School

Orland Park

Cook

80.4%

19.6%

Lincoln Elementary School

River Forest

Cook

79.9%

20.1%

Thomas Dooley Elementary School

Schaumburg

Cook

79.4%

20.6%

South Park Elementary School

Deerfield

Lake

79.2%

20.8%

Grove Avenue Elementary School

Barrington

Lake

79.1%

20.9%