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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Statewide test results: white students score 13.7 points higher at Arland D. Williams Junior Elementary School

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At Arland D. Williams Junior Elementary School, a 13.7-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2018, according to end-of-year assessments reported in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The achievement gap shows an 0.7-point decline in scores between white and black students. Of the 734 students enrolled in 2018, 81.9 percent were white – or 601 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 Arland D. Williams Junior Elementary School composite scores for 2018, 34.5 percent of white students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 20.9 percent of black 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 16.9-point gap between white and black students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 4.7 point improvement since 2017. In 2018, 37.7 percent of white students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 20.8 percent of black students passed.

There was a 10.4-point gap between white and black students' math scores in 2018: 31.3 percent of white students passed while 20.9 percent of black students passed.

Arland D. Williams Junior Elementary School's white vs. black achievement gap over 4 years

Year
Composite
English language arts
Math
2015
21.1%
25.4%
16.8%
2016
22.2%
22.6%
21.9%
2017
14.4%
12.2%
16.5%
2018
13.7%
16.9%
10.4%

The achievement gap at East Central Illinois schools

School
School District
City
County
Composite
English language arts
Math
Central Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
1.9%
1.2%
2.6%
Jefferson Elementary School
Berwyn North SD 98
Berwyn
Cook
5.7%
6.6%
4.7%
Central Elementary School
Central SD 104
O Fallon
Saint Clair
7.8%
5.1%
10.5%
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School
Quincy SD 172
Quincy
Adams
9.4%
10.9%
8.0%
Washington Elementary School
Jacksonville SD 117
Jacksonville
Morgan
12.1%
14.0%
10.2%
Arland D. Williams Junior Elementary School
Mattoon CUSD 2
Mattoon
Coles
13.7%
16.9%
10.4%
Riddle Elementary School
Mattoon CUSD 2
Mattoon
Coles
13.8%
20.8%
6.9%
Jefferson Elementary School
Charleston CUSD 1
Charleston
Coles
16.3%
19.4%
13.2%
Lincoln Elementary School
Pontiac CCSD 429
Pontiac
Livingston
18.6%
11.7%
25.5%
Jefferson Elementary School
Belleville SD 118
Belleville
Saint Clair
18.9%
22.7%
15.1%
Mattoon Middle School
Mattoon CUSD 2
Mattoon
Coles
20.1%
24.6%
15.7%
Shiloh Elementary School
Shiloh Village SD 85
Shiloh
Saint Clair
20.1%
26.7%
13.6%
Richland Elementary School
Richland Gsd 88a
Crest Hill
Will
22.3%
21.1%
23.5%
Jefferson Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
22.6%
28.3%
16.9%
Edgewood Elementary School
Woodridge SD 68
Woodridge
Dupage
23.9%
19.3%
28.6%
Central Grade School
Effingham CUSD 40
Effingham
Effingham
24.4%
27.4%
21.5%
Lincoln Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
24.6%
27.6%
21.6%
Washington Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
24.8%
22.3%
27.3%
North Elementary School
Alton CUSD 11
Godfrey
Madison
25.2%
26.9%
23.6%
Lincoln Elementary School
Palatine CCSD 15
Palatine
Cook
25.5%
20.4%
30.6%
North Elementary School
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Crystal Lake
McHenry
27.2%
19.5%
34.9%
Washington Elementary School
Marion CUSD 2
Marion
Williamson
27.4%
23.9%
30.8%
Charleston Middle School
Charleston CUSD 1
Charleston
Coles
27.6%
30.9%
24.3%
North Elementary School
CCSD 62
Des Plaines
Cook
30.2%
24.7%
35.8%
Lincoln Elementary School
SD U-46
Hoffman Estates
Kane
31.1%
21.9%
40.3%
Parkside Elementary School
McLean County Usd5
Normal
McLean
31.5%
34.4%
28.6%
Washington Elementary School
CUSD 200
Wheaton
Dupage
36.7%
43.7%
29.7%
North Elementary School
SD 45 Dupage County
Villa Park
Dupage
39.2%
35.6%
42.8%
Washington Elementary School
Bloomington SD 87
Bloomington
McLean
40.4%
36.3%
44.4%
Westfield Elementary School
CCSD 89
Glen Ellyn
Dupage
48.0%
42.0%
54.0%
Washington Elementary School
Evanston CCSD 65
Evanston
Cook
51.5%
54.4%
48.6%
Lincoln Elementary School
Evanston CCSD 65
Evanston
Cook
54.2%
55.0%
53.4%
Carl Sandburg Elementary School
CUSD 200
Wheaton
Dupage
55.1%
55.4%
54.9%
Washington Elementary School
Champaign CUSD 4
Champaign
Champaign
72.8%
70.6%
74.9%

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