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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Statewide test results: white students score 6.8 points higher at McHenry Middle School

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At McHenry Middle School, a 6.8-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 0.9-point decline in scores between white and hispanic students. Of the 742 students enrolled in 2018, 77.9 percent were white – or 578 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 McHenry Middle School composite scores for 2018, 37.4 percent of white students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 30.6 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 larger for English language arts scores and smaller for math scores.

There is a 7.9-point gap between white and hispanic students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 2.7 point improvement since 2017. In 2018, 42.9 percent of white students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 35 percent of hispanic students passed.

There was a 5.6-point gap between white and hispanic students' math scores in 2018: 31.9 percent of white students passed while 26.3 percent of hispanic students passed.

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

Year
Composite
English language arts
Math
2015
16.1%
18.3%
14.0%
2016
15.8%
14.9%
16.8%
2017
7.7%
5.2%
10.2%
2018
6.8%
7.9%
5.6%

The achievement gap at McHenry County schools

School
School District
City
County
Composite
English language arts
Math
Locust Elementary School
Marengo-Union E Cons D 165
Marengo
McHenry
1.2%
4.3%
1.9%
Briargate Elementary School
Cary CCSD 26
Cary
McHenry
1.4%
2.2%
5.0%
Jefferson Elementary School
Charleston CUSD 1
Charleston
Coles
2.2%
0.3%
4.8%
South Elementary School
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Crystal Lake
McHenry
3.8%
4.7%
2.8%
Washington Elementary School
Schiller Park SD 81
Schiller Park
Cook
4.2%
3.8%
12.3%
Johnsburg Junior High School
Johnsburg CUSD 12
Johnsburg
McHenry
4.5%
1.5%
7.4%
North Elementary School
Franklin Park SD 84
Franklin Park
Cook
5.1%
6.3%
3.9%
Chauncey H. Duker School
McHenry Ccsd15
McHenry
McHenry
5.5%
8.4%
2.5%
Washington Elementary School
Pontiac CCSD 429
Pontiac
Livingston
5.8%
10.7%
0.8%
Harrison Elementary School
Harrison SD 36
Wonder Lake
McHenry
6.1%
7.2%
5.0%
McHenry Middle School
McHenry Ccsd15
McHenry
McHenry
6.8%
7.9%
5.6%
Heineman Middle School
Huntley Community School District 158
Algonquin
McHenry
7.0%
5.8%
8.3%
West Elementary School
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Crystal Lake
McHenry
7.1%
2.4%
11.8%
Greenwood Elementary School
Woodstock CUSD 200
Woodstock
McHenry
8.4%
3.5%
20.3%
Jefferson Elementary School
Ottawa Esd 141
Ottawa
La Salle
8.9%
11.2%
6.6%
Crosby Elementary School
Harvard CUSD 50
Harvard
McHenry
9.6%
9.3%
9.8%
Jefferson Elementary School
Elmhurst SD 205
Elmhurst
Dupage
10.1%
0.3%
19.9%
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School
CUSD 300
Sleepy Hollow
Kane
10.7%
13.8%
7.5%
Cambridge Lakes Charter School
CUSD 300
Pingree Grove
Kane
12.1%
15.7%
8.5%
Alden-Hebron Middle School
Alden Hebron SD 19
Hebron
McHenry
13.2%
14.0%
12.5%
Prairiewood Elementary School
Woodstock CUSD 200
Woodstock
McHenry
13.3%
7.5%
19.1%
Hilltop Elementary School
McHenry Ccsd15
McHenry
McHenry
13.3%
17.9%
8.7%
Washington Elementary School
Bloomington SD 87
Bloomington
McLean
13.6%
10.9%
16.2%
Richmond Grade School
Nippersink SD 2
Richmond
McHenry
13.6%
3.4%
23.7%
Fox River Grove Middle School
Fox River Grove Cons SD 3
Fox River Grove
McHenry
13.8%
19.2%
8.5%
Marengo Community Middle School
Marengo-Union E Cons D 165
Marengo
McHenry
13.8%
8.2%
19.5%
Richard F. Bernotas Middle School
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Crystal Lake
McHenry
13.8%
10.9%
16.8%
Jefferson Elementary School
Dixon USD 170
Dixon
Lee
14.0%
17.5%
10.5%
Washington Elementary School
Oglesby Esd 125
Oglesby
La Salle
14.2%
11.6%
16.7%
West Elementary School
Alton CUSD 11
Alton
Madison
14.2%
4.1%
24.4%
Carpentersville Middle School
CUSD 300
Carpentersville
Kane
14.3%
15.5%
13.2%
Washington Elementary School
Sterling CUSD 5
Sterling
Whiteside
14.4%
16.8%
12.1%
Westfield Community School
CUSD 300
Algonquin
Kane
14.4%
14.1%
14.7%
Lincoln Prairie Elementary School
CUSD 300
Lake In The Hills
Kane
14.4%
9.0%
19.9%
Marlowe Middle School
Huntley Community School District 158
Lake In The Hills
McHenry
14.8%
14.3%
15.4%
Hampshire Middle School
CUSD 300
Hampshire
Kane
14.9%
11.2%
18.7%
Dean Street Elementary School
Woodstock CUSD 200
Woodstock
McHenry
15.1%
15.7%
14.4%
Dundee Highlands Elementary School
CUSD 300
West Dundee
Kane
15.3%
15.8%
14.9%
Washington Elementary School
East Maine SD 63
Glenview
Cook
15.8%
16.7%
14.9%
Hilltop Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
16.0%
15.9%
16.1%
Alden Hebron Elementary School
Alden Hebron SD 19
Hebron
McHenry
16.6%
15.8%
17.4%
Cotton Creek School
Wauconda CUSD 118
Island Lake
Lake
16.9%
23.2%
10.6%
Deer Path Elementary School
Cary CCSD 26
Cary
McHenry
16.9%
11.6%
22.1%
Leggee Elementary School
Huntley Community School District 158
Huntley
McHenry
17.3%
15.1%
19.5%
Indian Prairie Elementary School
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Crystal Lake
McHenry
17.6%
8.5%
26.7%
Lake In The Hills Elementary School
CUSD 300
Lake In The Hills
Kane
17.9%
11.3%
24.6%
Martin Elementary School
Huntley Community School District 158
Lake In The Hills
McHenry
17.9%
21.1%
14.6%
Northwood Middle School
Woodstock CUSD 200
Woodstock
McHenry
17.9%
20.2%
15.6%
Hannah Beardsley Middle School
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Crystal Lake
McHenry
18.1%
16.6%
19.7%
Liberty Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Bolingbrook
Will
19.2%
16.9%
21.5%
Harvard Junior High School
Harvard CUSD 50
Harvard
McHenry
19.2%
21.8%
16.7%
Algonquin Middle School
CCSD 62
Des Plaines
Cook
19.9%
20.3%
19.5%
Parkland School
McHenry Ccsd15
McHenry
McHenry
20.1%
15.7%
24.4%
Liberty Elementary School
CUSD 300
Carpentersville
Kane
20.4%
19.4%
21.3%
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%
Mary Endres Elementary School
Woodstock CUSD 200
Woodstock
McHenry
20.6%
10.9%
30.3%
Dundee Middle School
CUSD 300
Dundee
Kane
21.3%
20.4%
22.2%
Parkview Elementary School
CUSD 300
Carpentersville
Kane
21.3%
16.7%
25.9%
Algonquin Middle School
CUSD 300
Algonquin
Kane
21.5%
18.5%
24.5%
Olson Elementary School
Woodstock CUSD 200
Woodstock
McHenry
21.7%
23.6%
19.8%
Glacier Ridge Elementary School
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Crystal Lake
McHenry
21.7%
15.0%
28.4%
Conley Elementary School
Huntley Community School District 158
Algonquin
McHenry
21.8%
25.6%
18.0%
Nippersink Middle School
Nippersink SD 2
Richmond
McHenry
21.9%
13.5%
30.2%
Husmann Elementary School
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Crystal Lake
McHenry
22.5%
22.6%
22.4%
Creekside Middle School
Woodstock CUSD 200
Woodstock
McHenry
22.8%
25.4%
20.1%
Washington Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
22.9%
17.8%
27.9%
Jefferson Elementary School
Berwyn North SD 98
Berwyn
Cook
23.0%
26.3%
19.7%
Coventry Elementary School
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Crystal Lake
McHenry
23.6%
21.5%
25.8%
South Elementary School
CCSD 62
Des Plaines
Cook
23.9%
19.2%
28.5%
Riverwood Elementary School
McHenry Ccsd15
McHenry
McHenry
23.9%
26.2%
21.5%
Edgebrook Elementary School
McHenry Ccsd15
McHenry
McHenry
24.1%
28.8%
19.5%
Ulysses S. Grant Intermediate School
Marengo-Union E Cons D 165
Marengo
McHenry
24.3%
20.0%
28.6%
Jefferson Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
24.7%
27.8%
21.6%
Johnsburg Elementary School
Johnsburg CUSD 12
Johnsburg
McHenry
24.9%
19.7%
30.1%
Westwood Elementary School
Woodstock CUSD 200
Woodstock
McHenry
25.1%
20.9%
29.4%
Eastview Elementary School
CUSD 300
Algonquin
Kane
26.5%
23.8%
29.2%
North Elementary School
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Crystal Lake
McHenry
27.0%
24.4%
29.6%
Canterbury Elementary School
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Crystal Lake
McHenry
27.1%
20.6%
33.6%
Three Oaks School
Cary CCSD 26
Cary
McHenry
27.6%
29.1%
26.2%
Cary Junior High School
Cary CCSD 26
Cary
McHenry
27.9%
29.3%
26.5%
Woods Creek Elementary School
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Crystal Lake
McHenry
27.9%
28.8%
27.1%
Prairie Grove Elementary School
Prairie Grove Csd 46
Crystal Lake
McHenry
29.0%
30.0%
28.0%
Prairie Grove Junior High School
Prairie Grove Csd 46
Crystal Lake
McHenry
29.1%
30.5%
27.8%
Riley Community Consolidated School
Riley CCSD 18
Marengo
McHenry
30.1%
22.7%
37.4%
Spring Grove Elementary School
Nippersink SD 2
Spring Grove
McHenry
31.0%
20.6%
41.4%
Kenneth E. Neubert Elementary School
CUSD 300
Algonquin
Kane
31.9%
29.8%
34.0%
North Elementary School
SD 45 Dupage County
Villa Park
Dupage
33.3%
27.2%
39.4%
North Elementary School
CCSD 62
Des Plaines
Cook
36.4%
32.2%
40.5%
Washington Elementary School
CUSD 200
Wheaton
Dupage
36.8%
37.9%
35.7%
Washington Elementary School
Champaign CUSD 4
Champaign
Champaign
41.8%
36.5%
47.0%
Washington Elementary School
Evanston CCSD 65
Evanston
Cook
48.4%
45.8%
51.0%

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