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Statewide test results: low-income students score 22.1 points lower at Traughber Junior High School

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At Traughber Junior High School, a 22.1-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 1.2-point improvement in scores between low-income and non-low-income students. Of the 1146 students enrolled in 2018, 21.1 percent were low-income – or 241 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 Traughber Junior High School composite scores for 2018, 19.1 percent of low-income students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 41.2 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 22.4-point gap between low-income and non-low-income students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 3.2 point decline since 2017. In 2018, 23.5 percent of low-income students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 45.9 percent of non-low-income students passed.

There was a 21.9-point gap between low-income and non-low-income students' math scores in 2018: 14.6 percent of low-income students passed while 36.5 percent of non-low-income students passed.

Traughber Junior High School's income level achievement gap over 4 years

Year
Composite
English language arts
Math
2015
22.1%
26.3%
18.0%
2016
23.5%
22.5%
24.5%
2017
23.3%
25.6%
21.1%
2018
22.1%
22.4%
21.9%

The achievement gap at Kendall County schools

School
School District
City
County
Composite
English language arts
Math
Lisbon Grade School
Lisbon CCSD 90
Newark
Kendall
4.2%
10.0%
1.6%
Aux Sable
Minooka CCSD 201
Minooka
Grundy
9.2%
12.1%
6.3%
Jones Elementary School
Minooka CCSD 201
Joliet
Grundy
11.9%
1.0%
22.9%
Centennial Elementary School
Plano CUSD 88
Plano
Kendall
12.1%
15.4%
8.8%
Lakewood Creek Elementary
CUSD 308
Montgomery
Kendall
12.5%
10.0%
15.0%
Boulder Hill Elementary School
CUSD 308
Montgomery
Kendall
12.6%
8.1%
17.0%
Churchill Elementary School
CUSD 308
Oswego
Kendall
12.8%
10.2%
15.5%
Charles Reed Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
13.1%
12.0%
14.1%
Centennial Elementary School
Streator Esd 44
Streator
La Salle
14.3%
14.4%
14.3%
Emily G. Johns School
Plano CUSD 88
Plano
Kendall
15.4%
16.3%
14.5%
Grande Park Elementary School
CUSD 308
Plainfield
Kendall
15.9%
15.9%
16.0%
Autumn Creek Elementary School
Yorkville CUSD 115
Yorkville
Kendall
17.3%
22.8%
11.8%
Circle Center Grade School
Yorkville CUSD 115
Yorkville
Kendall
17.4%
13.9%
20.8%
Aux Sable Middle School
Plainfield SD 202
Joliet
Will
17.8%
17.8%
17.7%
Centennial School
SD U-46
Bartlett
Kane
18.0%
18.8%
17.2%
Yorkville Middle School
Yorkville CUSD 115
Yorkville
Kendall
18.1%
18.0%
18.1%
Plano Middle School
Plano CUSD 88
Plano
Kendall
18.4%
19.3%
17.6%
Bristol Bay Elementary School
Yorkville CUSD 115
Yorkville
Kendall
19.1%
22.5%
15.6%
Long Beach Elementary School
CUSD 308
Montgomery
Kendall
19.1%
16.0%
22.2%
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Joliet
Will
20.4%
18.4%
22.5%
Centennial Elementary School
Polo CUSD 222
Polo
Ogle
21.5%
19.9%
23.1%
Thompson Junior High School
CUSD 308
Oswego
Kendall
21.7%
21.4%
22.0%
Traughber Junior High School
CUSD 308
Oswego
Kendall
22.1%
22.4%
21.9%
Millbrook Junior High School
Newark CCSD 66
Newark
Kendall
22.3%
25.3%
19.3%
Yorkville Intermediate School
Yorkville CUSD 115
Yorkville
Kendall
23.4%
29.4%
17.4%
Grande Reserve Elementary School
Yorkville CUSD 115
Yorkville
Kendall
24.2%
21.6%
26.8%
Yorkville Grade School
Yorkville CUSD 115
Yorkville
Kendall
24.6%
28.1%
21.0%
Hunt Club Elementary
CUSD 308
Oswego
Kendall
24.8%
33.6%
16.0%
Fox Chase Elementary School
CUSD 308
Oswego
Kendall
25.5%
21.4%
29.6%
Plank Junior High
CUSD 308
Oswego
Kendall
26.4%
29.8%
23.0%
Southbury Elementary School
CUSD 308
Oswego
Kendall
27.7%
27.1%
28.3%
Prairie Point Elementary School
CUSD 308
Oswego
Kendall
31.6%
40.3%
22.8%
Murphy Junior High School
CUSD 308
Plainfield
Kendall
31.8%
30.1%
33.4%
Old Post Elementary School
CUSD 308
Oswego
Kendall
36.1%
36.2%
36.0%
Churchill Elementary School
Glen Ellyn SD 41
Glen Ellyn
Dupage
41.5%
38.5%
44.4%
Newark Elementary School
Newark CCSD 66
Newark
Kendall
43.4%
44.3%
42.4%

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