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Statewide test results: black students score 9.1 points lower at Glenwood Middle School

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At Glenwood Middle School, a 9.1-point achievement gap persisted between black and hispanic students in 2018, according to end-of-year assessments reported in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The achievement gap shows an 9.1-point decline in scores between black and hispanic students. Of the 743 students enrolled in 2018, 6.3 percent were black – or 46 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 Glenwood Middle School composite scores for 2018, 19.8 percent of black students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 28.9 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 larger for English language arts scores and smaller for math scores.

There is a 10.2-point gap between black and hispanic students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 12.9 point improvement since 2017. In 2018, 16.7 percent of black students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 26.9 percent of hispanic students passed.

There was a 7.9-point gap between black and hispanic students' math scores in 2018: 22.9 percent of black students passed while 30.8 percent of hispanic students passed.

Glenwood Middle School's black vs. hispanic achievement gap over 4 years

Year
Composite
English language arts
Math
2015
18.4%
28.1%
8.8%
2016
5.5%
10.3%
0.7%
2017
0.0%
2.7%
2.7%
2018
9.1%
10.2%
7.9%

The achievement gap at Metro Springfield schools

School
School District
City
County
Composite
English language arts
Math
Washington Middle School
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Sangamon
0.8%
5.4%
3.8%
Jefferson Middle School
SD 45 Dupage County
Villa Park
Dupage
0.9%
1.2%
3.1%
Glenwood Elementary School
Waukegan CUSD 60
Waukegan
Lake
1.1%
0.9%
1.4%
Belmont-Cragin Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
2.0%
4.7%
0.6%
Jane Addams Elementary School
Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40
Moline
Rock Island
2.5%
16.2%
11.3%
Washington Middle School
Aurora West USD 129
Aurora
Kane
2.6%
1.7%
6.9%
U. S. Grant Middle School
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Sangamon
3.2%
8.6%
15.1%
Washington Middle School
Lyons SD 103
Lyons
Cook
3.3%
7.7%
1.1%
Lincoln Junior High School
La Salle Esd 122
La Salle
La Salle
3.5%
7.0%
0.0%
Glenwood Elementary School
Ball Chatham CUSD 5
Chatham
Sangamon
3.5%
2.8%
4.2%
Jefferson Middle School
Aurora West USD 129
Aurora
Kane
5.5%
8.0%
3.0%
Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
5.7%
1.1%
10.3%
Grant Elementary School
Bellwood SD 88
Melrose Park
Cook
6.5%
0.9%
12.2%
Burbank Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
6.7%
5.4%
7.9%
U. S. Grant Elementary School
Chicago Heights SD 170
South Chicago Heights
Cook
6.8%
1.6%
12.1%
Jefferson Middle School
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Sangamon
7.0%
15.9%
1.9%
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
Pleasant Hill SD 69
Peoria
Peoria
8.2%
11.0%
5.4%
Black Hawk Elementary School
Marquardt SD 15
Glendale Heights
Dupage
8.6%
11.4%
5.8%
Glenwood Middle School
Ball Chatham CUSD 5
Chatham
Sangamon
9.1%
10.2%
7.9%
Northwest Elementary School
La Salle Esd 122
La Salle
La Salle
9.2%
10.3%
8.0%
Lincoln Magnet School
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Sangamon
11.4%
10.0%
12.9%
Jefferson Middle School
Champaign CUSD 4
Champaign
Champaign
13.4%
9.5%
17.4%
Castellanos Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
13.8%
10.3%
17.2%
Ashburn Community Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
15.9%
9.7%
22.1%
Springfield Elementary School
Midlothian SD 143
Midlothian
Cook
16.1%
8.9%
23.2%
Glenwood Intermediate School
Ball Chatham CUSD 5
Chatham
Sangamon
18.3%
10.2%
26.4%
Benjamin Franklin Middle School
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Sangamon
28.9%
32.0%
25.9%
Springfield Ball Charter School
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Sangamon
37.4%
37.5%
37.3%

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