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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Statewide test results: white students score 16.8 points higher at Thompson Junior High School

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At Thompson Junior High School, a 16.8-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 11.6-point decline in scores between white and black students. Of the 886 students enrolled in 2018, 55.4 percent were white – or 490 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 Thompson Junior High School composite scores for 2018, 41.8 percent of white students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 25.1 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 smaller for English language arts scores and larger for math scores.

There is a 14.3-point gap between white and black students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 14.7 point decline since 2017. In 2018, 45.3 percent of white students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 31 percent of black students passed.

There was a 19.2-point gap between white and black students' math scores in 2018: 38.3 percent of white students passed while 19.1 percent of black students passed.

Thompson Junior High School's white vs. black achievement gap over 4 years

Year
Composite
English language arts
Math
2015
35.5%
38.0%
33.0%
2016
32.0%
31.3%
32.6%
2017
28.3%
29.0%
27.7%
2018
16.8%
14.3%
19.2%

The achievement gap at Kendall County schools

School
School District
City
County
Composite
English language arts
Math
Hunt Club Elementary
CUSD 308
Oswego
Kendall
0.6%
5.4%
4.3%
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Joliet
Will
1.6%
5.9%
9.0%
Jones Elementary School
Minooka CCSD 201
Joliet
Grundy
3.5%
1.6%
5.5%
Churchill Elementary School
CUSD 308
Oswego
Kendall
3.8%
8.7%
16.2%
Southbury Elementary School
CUSD 308
Oswego
Kendall
14.4%
14.2%
14.7%
Long Beach Elementary School
CUSD 308
Montgomery
Kendall
15.3%
10.9%
19.8%
Grande Park Elementary School
CUSD 308
Plainfield
Kendall
15.3%
9.3%
21.4%
Autumn Creek Elementary School
Yorkville CUSD 115
Yorkville
Kendall
16.5%
15.2%
17.8%
Thompson Junior High School
CUSD 308
Oswego
Kendall
16.8%
14.3%
19.2%
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
Will
17.1%
18.9%
15.2%
Plano Middle School
Plano CUSD 88
Plano
Kendall
18.0%
16.7%
19.3%
Centennial Elementary School
Streator Esd 44
Streator
La Salle
18.1%
13.4%
22.8%
Bristol Bay Elementary School
Yorkville CUSD 115
Yorkville
Kendall
18.9%
23.2%
14.5%
Yorkville Middle School
Yorkville CUSD 115
Yorkville
Kendall
20.1%
22.9%
17.2%
Lakewood Creek Elementary
CUSD 308
Montgomery
Kendall
21.9%
19.1%
24.7%
Aux Sable Middle School
Plainfield SD 202
Joliet
Will
22.3%
25.1%
19.5%
Centennial Elementary School
Plano CUSD 88
Plano
Kendall
22.8%
15.5%
30.1%
Emily G. Johns School
Plano CUSD 88
Plano
Kendall
22.9%
19.9%
25.8%
Prairie Point Elementary School
CUSD 308
Oswego
Kendall
24.3%
29.5%
19.1%
Charles Reed Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
24.6%
22.8%
26.4%
Old Post Elementary School
CUSD 308
Oswego
Kendall
25.2%
15.6%
34.8%
Murphy Junior High School
CUSD 308
Plainfield
Kendall
26.8%
24.4%
29.1%
Yorkville Intermediate School
Yorkville CUSD 115
Yorkville
Kendall
26.9%
32.6%
21.2%
Traughber Junior High School
CUSD 308
Oswego
Kendall
27.1%
28.2%
26.0%
Plank Junior High
CUSD 308
Oswego
Kendall
29.1%
28.9%
29.3%
Grande Reserve Elementary School
Yorkville CUSD 115
Yorkville
Kendall
33.5%
34.7%
32.4%
Fox Chase Elementary School
CUSD 308
Oswego
Kendall
34.6%
32.2%
37.0%
Churchill Elementary School
Glen Ellyn SD 41
Glen Ellyn
Dupage
34.8%
23.0%
46.6%

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