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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Statewide test results: low-income students score 16.4 points lower at Sandwich Middle School

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At Sandwich Middle School, a 16.4-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018, according to end-of-year assessments reported in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The achievement gap shows an 3.8-point decline in scores between low-income and non-low-income students. Of the 456 students enrolled in 2018, 39 percent were low-income – or 177 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 Sandwich Middle School composite scores for 2018, 21.8 percent of low-income students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 38.1 percent of non-low-income 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 18.7-point gap between low-income and non-low-income students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 4.8 point improvement since 2017. In 2018, 28.2 percent of low-income students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 46.9 percent of non-low-income students passed.

There was a 14-point gap between low-income and non-low-income students' math scores in 2018: 15.3 percent of low-income students passed while 29.3 percent of non-low-income students passed.

Sandwich Middle School's income level achievement gap over 4 years

Year
Composite
English language arts
Math
2015
14.6%
12.1%
17.1%
2016
9.7%
7.1%
12.3%
2017
12.5%
13.9%
11.1%
2018
16.4%
18.7%
14.0%

The achievement gap at DeKalb County schools

School
School District
City
County
Composite
English language arts
Math
West Elementary School
Zion Esd 6
Zion
Lake
2.2%
6.4%
1.9%
Jefferson Elementary School
Collinsville CUSD 10
Collinsville
Madison
2.5%
15.4%
20.5%
Indian Creek Elementary School
Indian Creek CUSD 425
Shabbona
Dekalb
3.1%
4.0%
2.2%
Henry W. Cowherd Middle School
Aurora East USD 131
Aurora
Kane
3.4%
5.0%
1.7%
Howard B. Thomas Grade School
Central CUSD 301
Burlington
Kane
5.3%
3.8%
6.9%
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School
Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429
Big Rock
Dekalb
5.6%
7.9%
3.3%
Windsor Elementary School
Windsor CUSD 1
Windsor
Shelby
8.6%
15.3%
1.9%
Jefferson Elementary School
Berwyn North SD 98
Berwyn
Cook
8.8%
6.8%
10.8%
Washington Middle School
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Sangamon
9.1%
6.4%
11.7%
North Grove Elementary School
Sycamore CUSD 427
Sycamore
Dekalb
9.6%
7.4%
11.8%
Washington Middle School
Lyons SD 103
Lyons
Cook
10.6%
10.1%
11.1%
Indian Creek Middle School
Indian Creek CUSD 425
Waterman
Dekalb
10.9%
7.0%
14.9%
Jefferson Elementary School
Harvard CUSD 50
Harvard
McHenry
11.1%
13.5%
8.6%
Prairie View Elementary School
Sandwich CUSD 430
Sandwich
Dekalb
11.2%
2.2%
24.5%
Herman E. Dummer
Sandwich CUSD 430
Sandwich
Dekalb
11.3%
12.2%
10.5%
Algonquin Middle School
CCSD 62
Des Plaines
Cook
11.7%
11.7%
11.6%
Mary Morgan Elementary School
Byron CUSD 226
Byron
Ogle
12.2%
11.3%
13.1%
Tyler Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
De Kalb
Dekalb
12.6%
8.7%
16.5%
North Elementary School
CCSD 62
Des Plaines
Cook
12.6%
9.8%
15.4%
Hiawatha Elementary School Prek-5
Hiawatha CUSD 426
Kirkland
Dekalb
12.9%
9.8%
16.1%
Somonauk Middle School
Somonauk CUSD 432
Somonauk
Dekalb
13.0%
10.3%
15.7%
Jefferson Elementary School
Pekin PSD 108
Pekin
Tazewell
13.1%
13.7%
12.4%
Algonquin Middle School
CUSD 300
Algonquin
Kane
14.4%
14.8%
14.0%
Washington Middle School
Aurora West USD 129
Aurora
Kane
14.8%
15.6%
13.9%
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
14.8%
11.6%
18.0%
Sandwich Middle School
Sandwich CUSD 430
Sandwich
Dekalb
16.4%
18.7%
14.0%
Southeast Elementary School
Sycamore CUSD 427
Sycamore
Dekalb
16.6%
11.1%
22.0%
James R. Wood Elementary School
Somonauk CUSD 432
Somonauk
Dekalb
16.8%
24.8%
8.8%
Jefferson Elementary School
Dixon USD 170
Dixon
Lee
16.8%
13.5%
20.0%
Jefferson Elementary School
Ottawa Esd 141
Ottawa
La Salle
17.4%
19.3%
15.4%
Washington Middle School
Washington SD 52
Washington
Tazewell
18.4%
18.4%
18.5%
Jefferson Elementary School
Charleston CUSD 1
Charleston
Coles
18.8%
20.1%
17.4%
Norton Creek Elementary School
St Charles CUSD 303
West Chicago
Kane
18.8%
23.4%
14.2%
South Prairie Elementary School
Sycamore CUSD 427
Sycamore
Dekalb
18.9%
14.3%
23.6%
Genoa-Kingston Middle School
Genoa Kingston CUSD 424
Genoa
Dekalb
19.2%
24.2%
14.3%
Central Middle School
CCSD 146
Tinley Park
Cook
19.6%
17.9%
21.4%
Washington Middle School
Johnston City CUSD 1
Johnston City
Williamson
19.6%
18.1%
21.1%
Byron Middle School
Byron CUSD 226
Byron
Ogle
19.8%
18.9%
20.7%
Jefferson Elementary School
Morton CUSD 709
Morton
Tazewell
20.0%
22.0%
18.0%
Jefferson Elementary School
Belleville SD 118
Belleville
Saint Clair
20.2%
27.2%
13.2%
North Elementary School
Alton CUSD 11
Godfrey
Madison
20.9%
21.7%
20.2%
Huntley Middle School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
20.9%
19.4%
22.5%
Sycamore Middle School
Sycamore CUSD 427
Sycamore
Dekalb
21.1%
20.3%
22.0%
North Elementary School
Sycamore CUSD 427
Sycamore
Dekalb
21.9%
17.6%
26.1%
Central Middle School
Evergreen Park Esd 124
Evergreen Park
Cook
22.8%
25.3%
20.3%
West Elementary School
Sycamore CUSD 427
Sycamore
Dekalb
23.5%
24.7%
22.3%
Jefferson Elementary School
Massac Ud 1
Metropolis
Massac
23.7%
25.4%
22.0%
Dundee Middle School
CUSD 300
Dundee
Kane
24.3%
25.2%
23.4%
Seth Whitman Elementary School
Belvidere CUSD 100
Belvidere
Boone
24.4%
28.8%
19.9%
Malta Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Malta
Dekalb
24.8%
17.6%
32.0%
Cortland Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Cortland
Dekalb
25.1%
24.2%
25.9%
W. W. Woodbury Elementary School
Sandwich CUSD 430
Sandwich
Dekalb
26.7%
34.2%
19.2%
Eastland Jr/Sr High School
Eastland CUSD 308
Lanark
Carroll
26.8%
26.1%
27.5%
Belvidere Central Middle School
Belvidere CUSD 100
Belvidere
Boone
26.9%
25.9%
27.8%
Genoa Elementary School
Genoa Kingston CUSD 424
Genoa
Dekalb
28.2%
26.2%
30.3%
Clinton Rosette Middle School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
28.5%
31.3%
25.7%
Windsor Elementary School
Arlington Heights SD 25
Arlington Heights
Cook
30.0%
26.3%
33.7%
Littlejohn Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
30.4%
39.1%
21.6%
Eastview Elementary School
Canton Union SD 66
Canton
Fulton
30.6%
33.2%
27.9%
West Elementary School
Alton CUSD 11
Alton
Madison
30.8%
32.9%
28.7%
West Elementary School
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Crystal Lake
McHenry
32.6%
32.3%
32.9%
Central Middle School
Central CUSD 301
Burlington
Kane
33.2%
25.5%
41.0%
Jefferson Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
34.4%
40.8%
27.9%
Lynn G. Haskin Elementary School
Sandwich CUSD 430
Sandwich
Dekalb
39.6%
55.8%
23.5%
Jefferson Elementary School
Elmhurst SD 205
Elmhurst
Dupage
45.0%
46.6%
43.4%

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