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Statewide test results: 44 percent of Somonauk failed English language arts

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About 56 percent of Somonauk Middle School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 44 percent of students failed, according to a DeKalb Times 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 Somonauk Middle School English language scores, about 49 percent met expectations and 7 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 28 percent approached expectations, while 11 percent partially met expectations and 6 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 Somonauk Middle School, which enrolled 252 students in 2018, surpassed state averages.

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

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

Somonauk Middle School's English language arts scores over 4 years

Year
Passed
Failed
2018
55.7%
44.3%
2017
56.5%
43.5%
2016
60.2%
39.8%
2015
58%
42.0%

How De Kalb and DeKalb County schools' English language arts scores compare

School
City
County
Passed
Failed
Somonauk Middle School
Somonauk
Dekalb
55.7%
44.3%
Indian Creek Middle School
Waterman
Dekalb
45.6%
54.4%
Hiawatha Elementary School Prek-5
Kirkland
Dekalb
18.3%
81.7%

Top 20 Illinois schools' English language arts scores

School
City
County
Passed
Failed
Keller Elementary Gifted Magnet School
Chicago
Cook
95.6%
4.4%
Skinner North Elementary School
Chicago
Cook
93.4%
6.6%
Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center
Chicago
Cook
92.1%
7.9%
Thurgood Marshall School
Rockford
Winnebago
91.7%
8.3%
Iles Elementary School
Springfield
Sangamon
90.1%
9.9%
Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center
Chicago
Cook
88.5%
11.5%
Lisbon Grade School
Newark
Kendall
88.5%
11.5%
Lincoln Elementary School
Chicago
Cook
86%
14.0%
Washington Gifted School
Peoria
Peoria
85.9%
14.1%
The Joseph Sears School
Kenilworth
Cook
82.4%
17.6%
Willowbrook Middle School
South Beloit
Winnebago
79.1%
20.9%
Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic Academy
Chicago
Cook
79%
21.0%
Aviston Elementary School
Aviston
Clinton
78%
22.0%
Skinner Elementary School
Chicago
Cook
77.6%
22.4%
Sunset Ridge Elementary School
Northfield
Cook
76.2%
23.8%
Lincoln Prairie School
Hoffman Estates
Cook
74.8%
25.2%
Oak Grove Elementary School
Libertyville
Lake
74.4%
25.6%
Tri-Valley Middle School
Downs
McLean
73.9%
26.1%
Bartelso Elementary School
Bartelso
Clinton
72.9%
27.1%
Smithton Elementary School
Smithton
Saint Clair
72.2%
27.8%

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