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Statewide test results: white students score 20.8 points higher at Black Hawk Elementary School

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At Black Hawk Elementary School, a 20.8-point achievement gap persisted between white and hispanic students in 2018, according to end-of-year assessments reported in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The achievement gap shows an 6.1-point decline in scores between white and hispanic students. Of the 498 students enrolled in 2018, 14.1 percent were white – or 70 students.

The achievement gap measures how one group of students academically outperforms another. The Illinois State Board of Education collects data on the persistent gap between groups by race and ethnicity, income level and gender.

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. A composite score combines the results of the subject tests.

According to Black Hawk Elementary School composite scores for 2018, 43.5 percent of white students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 22.7 percent of hispanic students passed.

Students who passed either met or exceeded expectations are considered prepared for the next grade level, college or work. Students who failed either partially met, approached or did not meet expectations.

The achievement gap is smaller for English language arts scores and larger for math scores.

There is a 16.8-point gap between white and hispanic students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 8.2 point decline since 2017. In 2018, 42.9 percent of white students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 26.1 percent of hispanic students passed.

There was a 24.8-point gap between white and hispanic students' math scores in 2018: 44.1 percent of white students passed while 19.3 percent of hispanic students passed.

Black Hawk Elementary School's white vs. hispanic achievement gap over 4 years

Year
Composite
English language arts
Math
2015
29.7%
24.8%
34.6%
2016
29.6%
35.1%
24.1%
2017
26.9%
25.0%
28.8%
2018
20.8%
16.8%
24.8%

The achievement gap at Metro Springfield schools

School
School District
City
County
Composite
English language arts
Math
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
Pleasant Hill SD 69
Peoria
Peoria
0.3%
0.2%
0.5%
Jefferson Middle School
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Sangamon
1.3%
9.0%
11.6%
Springfield Elementary School
Midlothian SD 143
Midlothian
Cook
2.3%
9.1%
13.7%
Jane Addams Elementary School
Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40
Moline
Rock Island
3.1%
23.9%
17.7%
Luther Burbank Elementary School
Burbank SD 111
Burbank
Cook
3.2%
5.0%
1.5%
Glenwood Elementary School
Waukegan CUSD 60
Waukegan
Lake
3.5%
8.5%
1.4%
Northwest Elementary School
La Salle Esd 122
La Salle
La Salle
4.0%
6.3%
1.7%
Lincoln Junior High School
La Salle Esd 122
La Salle
La Salle
4.2%
4.7%
3.8%
Mount Greenwood Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
4.2%
5.0%
3.3%
Lee Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
6.5%
2.4%
10.7%
Glenwood Intermediate School
Ball Chatham CUSD 5
Chatham
Sangamon
6.7%
4.1%
9.3%
Burbank Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
8.2%
15.7%
0.8%
U. S. Grant Middle School
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Sangamon
8.2%
20.1%
3.6%
Washington Middle School
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Sangamon
8.8%
9.6%
8.0%
Washington Middle School
Washington SD 52
Washington
Tazewell
9.2%
23.8%
5.4%
Jefferson Middle School
Aurora West USD 129
Aurora
Kane
9.2%
8.3%
10.2%
Washington Middle School
Lyons SD 103
Lyons
Cook
11.0%
10.9%
11.1%
Benjamin Franklin Middle School
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Sangamon
12.1%
16.4%
7.7%
Glenwood Middle School
Ball Chatham CUSD 5
Chatham
Sangamon
12.6%
11.3%
13.9%
Fairview Elementary School
Mount Prospect SD 57
Mt Prospect
Cook
14.0%
11.6%
16.4%
U. S. Grant Elementary School
Chicago Heights SD 170
South Chicago Heights
Cook
14.0%
7.6%
20.4%
Jefferson Middle School
Champaign CUSD 4
Champaign
Champaign
14.8%
18.2%
11.5%
Jefferson Middle School
SD 45 Dupage County
Villa Park
Dupage
18.4%
18.6%
18.2%
Black Hawk Elementary School
Marquardt SD 15
Glendale Heights
Dupage
20.8%
16.8%
24.8%
Lincoln Magnet School
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Sangamon
21.4%
17.4%
25.5%
Washington Middle School
Aurora West USD 129
Aurora
Kane
22.1%
26.0%
18.1%
Springfield Ball Charter School
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Sangamon
23.9%
26.8%
20.9%
Prairie Central Elementary School
Prairie Central CUSD 8
Fairbury
Livingston
25.1%
27.8%
22.4%
Fairview Elementary School
Schaumburg CCSD 54
Hoffman Estates
Cook
27.9%
20.8%
35.1%
Glenwood Elementary School
Ball Chatham CUSD 5
Chatham
Sangamon
28.2%
31.1%
25.4%

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