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Friday, March 29, 2024

Analysis: 64 percent of Thomas Jefferson students fail annual tests

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Academic results data released recently reveals 36 percent of Thomas Jefferson Elementary School students are considered on track for the next grade level, according to a Kendall County Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The end-of-year tests known as the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC, are 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.

Composite scores for Thomas Jefferson Elementary School show about 32 percent met expectations and 4 percent exceeded them. Students whose results are in either category passed the tests and are considered prepared for the next grade level, college or work.

Another 30 percent approached expectations, 24 percent partially met expectations and 10 percent did not meet expectations. Students who scored in these categories are not ready for the next level of schooling, according to the test.

Test results at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, which enrolled 600 students in 2017, surpassed state averages.

Statewide, 34 percent of students passed the test and 66 percent failed.

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

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School's scores over 3 years

Year
Passed
Failed
2017
36.1%
63.9%
2016
27.7%
72.3%
2015
30.7%
69.3%

How Kendall County schools' scores compare

School
City
County
Passed
Failed
Grande Park Elementary School
Plainfield
Kendall
61.1%
38.9%
Churchill Elementary School
Oswego
Kendall
59.9%
40.1%
Old Post Elementary School
Oswego
Kendall
59.1%
40.9%
Bristol Grade School
Bristol
Kendall
58.6%
41.4%
Prairie Point Elementary School
Oswego
Kendall
53.5%
46.5%
Fox Chase Elementary School
Oswego
Kendall
46.8%
53.2%
Southbury Elementary School
Oswego
Kendall
45.1%
54.9%
Bristol Bay Elementary School
Yorkville
Kendall
44.3%
55.7%
Grande Reserve Elementary School
Yorkville
Kendall
43.7%
56.3%
Circle Center Grade School
Yorkville
Kendall
42.5%
57.5%
Newark Elementary School
Newark
Kendall
42.2%
57.8%
Lakewood Creek Elementary
Montgomery
Kendall
41.6%
58.4%
Yorkville Intermediate School
Yorkville
Kendall
41.5%
58.5%
Yorkville Grade School
Yorkville
Kendall
40.3%
59.7%
Hunt Club Elementary
Oswego
Kendall
39.1%
60.9%
Boulder Hill Elementary School
Montgomery
Kendall
38.9%
61.1%
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Joliet
Will
36.1%
63.9%
Centennial Elementary School
Plano
Kendall
35.2%
64.8%
Long Beach Elementary School
Montgomery
Kendall
34.1%
65.9%
Charles Reed Elementary School
Plainfield
Will
32.8%
67.2%
Autumn Creek Elementary School
Yorkville
Kendall
32.3%
67.7%
Jones Elementary School
Joliet
Grundy
32%
68.0%
Emily G. Johns School
Plano
Kendall
29.7%
70.3%
Aux Sable
Minooka
Grundy
28.9%
71.1%
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Joliet
Will
21.3%
78.7%

Top 20 Illinois schools' scores

School
City
County
Passed
Failed
Decatur Classical Elementary School
Chicago
Cook
97%
3.0%
Thurgood Marshall Elementary
Rockford
Winnebago
90%
10.0%
McDade Elementary Classical School
Chicago
Cook
87.9%
12.1%
Meadow Glens Elementary School
Naperville
Dupage
86.1%
13.9%
Forest Hills Elementary School
Western Springs
Cook
84.4%
15.6%
Walden Elementary School
Deerfield
Lake
83.9%
16.1%
Poe Elementary Classical School
Chicago
Cook
83.6%
16.4%
Shabonee School
Northbrook
Cook
82.9%
17.1%
Centennial School
Orland Park
Cook
82.6%
17.4%
Grafton Elementary School
Grafton
Jersey
82.1%
17.9%
Willowbrook Elementary School
Glenview
Cook
81.8%
18.2%
The Lane Elementary School
Hinsdale
Dupage
81.6%
18.4%
Greeley Elementary School
Winnetka
Cook
81%
19.0%
Wilmot Elementary School
Deerfield
Lake
80.7%
19.3%
South Park Elementary School
Deerfield
Lake
80.3%
19.7%
Eisenhower Academy
Joliet
Will
79.9%
20.1%
Lincoln Elementary School
River Forest
Cook
79.5%
20.5%
Half Day School
Lincolnshire
Lake
79.1%
20.9%
Oak Elementary School
Hinsdale
Dupage
78.9%
21.1%
Romona Elementary School
Wilmette
Cook
78.8%
21.2%

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