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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Statewide test results: white students score 13.3 points higher at Sandwich Middle School

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At Sandwich Middle School, a 13.3-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 1.9-point improvement in scores between white and hispanic students. Of the 456 students enrolled in 2018, 80 percent were white – or 364 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, 32.9 percent of white students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 19.6 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 12.5-point gap between white and hispanic students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 2.2 point improvement since 2017. In 2018, 40.6 percent of white students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 28.1 percent of hispanic students passed.

There was a 14.2-point gap between white and hispanic students' math scores in 2018: 25.2 percent of white students passed while 11 percent of hispanic students passed.

Sandwich Middle School's white vs. hispanic achievement gap over 4 years

Year
Composite
English language arts
Math
2015
11.0%
10.1%
11.9%
2016
11.4%
4.6%
18.3%
2017
11.5%
10.3%
12.6%
2018
13.3%
12.5%
14.2%

The achievement gap at DeKalb County schools

School
School District
City
County
Composite
English language arts
Math
Somonauk Middle School
Somonauk CUSD 432
Somonauk
Dekalb
1.1%
1.5%
0.6%
Jefferson Elementary School
Charleston CUSD 1
Charleston
Coles
2.2%
0.3%
4.8%
Mary Morgan Elementary School
Byron CUSD 226
Byron
Ogle
2.5%
0.2%
4.7%
Tyler Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
De Kalb
Dekalb
4.0%
5.6%
2.4%
Byron Middle School
Byron CUSD 226
Byron
Ogle
5.2%
10.9%
0.6%
West Elementary School
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Crystal Lake
McHenry
7.1%
2.4%
11.8%
Herman E. Dummer
Sandwich CUSD 430
Sandwich
Dekalb
7.9%
4.8%
11.0%
Central Middle School
CCSD 146
Tinley Park
Cook
8.1%
7.9%
8.2%
Washington Middle School
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Sangamon
8.8%
9.6%
8.0%
Jefferson Elementary School
Ottawa Esd 141
Ottawa
La Salle
8.9%
11.2%
6.6%
Washington Middle School
Washington SD 52
Washington
Tazewell
9.2%
23.8%
5.4%
Jefferson Elementary School
Elmhurst SD 205
Elmhurst
Dupage
10.1%
0.3%
19.9%
Clinton Rosette Middle School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
10.4%
9.6%
11.2%
James R. Wood Elementary School
Somonauk CUSD 432
Somonauk
Dekalb
10.7%
15.5%
5.9%
Washington Middle School
Lyons SD 103
Lyons
Cook
11.0%
10.9%
11.1%
Littlejohn Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
11.6%
20.4%
2.8%
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School
Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429
Big Rock
Dekalb
11.9%
18.9%
4.9%
Southeast Elementary School
Sycamore CUSD 427
Sycamore
Dekalb
12.7%
4.1%
21.3%
Henry W. Cowherd Middle School
Aurora East USD 131
Aurora
Kane
12.9%
8.9%
17.0%
North Grove Elementary School
Sycamore CUSD 427
Sycamore
Dekalb
13.2%
19.7%
6.6%
Sandwich Middle School
Sandwich CUSD 430
Sandwich
Dekalb
13.3%
12.5%
14.2%
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
13.4%
6.6%
20.3%
Jefferson Elementary School
Dixon USD 170
Dixon
Lee
14.0%
17.5%
10.5%
West Elementary School
Alton CUSD 11
Alton
Madison
14.2%
4.1%
24.4%
Huntley Middle School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
15.1%
14.9%
15.2%
West Elementary School
Sycamore CUSD 427
Sycamore
Dekalb
15.2%
13.5%
16.8%
Hiawatha Elementary School Prek-5
Hiawatha CUSD 426
Kirkland
Dekalb
15.2%
16.2%
14.2%
Malta Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Malta
Dekalb
15.3%
8.6%
22.0%
Genoa-Kingston Middle School
Genoa Kingston CUSD 424
Genoa
Dekalb
16.5%
17.3%
15.7%
Sycamore Middle School
Sycamore CUSD 427
Sycamore
Dekalb
16.6%
15.0%
18.2%
Central Middle School
Evergreen Park Esd 124
Evergreen Park
Cook
17.4%
13.3%
21.4%
Lynn G. Haskin Elementary School
Sandwich CUSD 430
Sandwich
Dekalb
17.6%
20.2%
15.1%
Central Middle School
Central CUSD 301
Burlington
Kane
17.9%
13.4%
22.3%
Belvidere Central Middle School
Belvidere CUSD 100
Belvidere
Boone
18.6%
16.1%
21.0%
Algonquin Middle School
CCSD 62
Des Plaines
Cook
19.9%
20.3%
19.5%
Jefferson Elementary School
Harvard CUSD 50
Harvard
McHenry
20.4%
22.2%
18.6%
North Elementary School
Alton CUSD 11
Godfrey
Madison
20.5%
21.0%
20.0%
Dundee Middle School
CUSD 300
Dundee
Kane
21.3%
20.4%
22.2%
Seth Whitman Elementary School
Belvidere CUSD 100
Belvidere
Boone
21.4%
21.0%
21.8%
Algonquin Middle School
CUSD 300
Algonquin
Kane
21.5%
18.5%
24.5%
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School
Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429
Hinckley
Dekalb
21.6%
26.2%
17.1%
Washington Middle School
Aurora West USD 129
Aurora
Kane
22.1%
26.0%
18.1%
Jefferson Elementary School
Berwyn North SD 98
Berwyn
Cook
23.0%
26.3%
19.7%
Cortland Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Cortland
Dekalb
23.2%
26.8%
19.6%
Jefferson Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
24.7%
27.8%
21.6%
Howard B. Thomas Grade School
Central CUSD 301
Burlington
Kane
25.1%
20.0%
30.3%
Genoa Elementary School
Genoa Kingston CUSD 424
Genoa
Dekalb
29.5%
29.9%
29.1%
Windsor Elementary School
Arlington Heights SD 25
Arlington Heights
Cook
30.6%
24.3%
37.0%
South Prairie Elementary School
Sycamore CUSD 427
Sycamore
Dekalb
35.6%
31.0%
40.2%
North Elementary School
CCSD 62
Des Plaines
Cook
36.4%
32.2%
40.5%

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