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Statewide test results: white students score 19.4 points higher at Northwood Middle School

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At Northwood Middle School, a 19.4-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 3.1-point improvement in scores between white and black students. Of the 661 students enrolled in 2018, 59.2 percent were white – or 391 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 Northwood Middle School composite scores for 2018, 31.9 percent of white students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 12.5 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 larger for English language arts scores and smaller for math scores.

There is a 21.4-point gap between white and black students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 0.7 point decline since 2017. In 2018, 38 percent of white students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 16.6 percent of black students passed.

There was a 17.3-point gap between white and black students' math scores in 2018: 25.7 percent of white students passed while 8.4 percent of black students passed.

Northwood Middle School's white vs. black achievement gap over 3 years

Year
Composite
English language arts
Math
2016
17.0%
22.1%
11.9%
2017
16.2%
22.1%
10.3%
2018
19.4%
21.4%
17.3%

The achievement gap at McHenry County schools

School
School District
City
County
Composite
English language arts
Math
Jefferson Elementary School
Berwyn North SD 98
Berwyn
Cook
5.7%
6.6%
4.7%
Algonquin Middle School
CCSD 62
Des Plaines
Cook
8.9%
2.6%
15.3%
Leggee Elementary School
Huntley Community School District 158
Huntley
McHenry
9.0%
11.9%
6.1%
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School
Quincy SD 172
Quincy
Adams
9.4%
10.9%
8.0%
Hannah Beardsley Middle School
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Crystal Lake
McHenry
10.1%
5.2%
25.3%
Lincoln Prairie Elementary School
CUSD 300
Lake In The Hills
Kane
10.8%
7.3%
14.4%
Washington Elementary School
Jacksonville SD 117
Jacksonville
Morgan
12.1%
14.0%
10.2%
Martin Elementary School
Huntley Community School District 158
Lake In The Hills
McHenry
15.8%
11.3%
20.4%
Jefferson Elementary School
Charleston CUSD 1
Charleston
Coles
16.3%
19.4%
13.2%
Parkview Elementary School
CUSD 300
Carpentersville
Kane
16.5%
7.9%
25.1%
Hampshire Middle School
CUSD 300
Hampshire
Kane
17.9%
14.2%
21.7%
Marlowe Middle School
Huntley Community School District 158
Lake In The Hills
McHenry
18.1%
13.9%
22.2%
Jefferson Elementary School
Belleville SD 118
Belleville
Saint Clair
18.9%
22.7%
15.1%
Westfield Community School
CUSD 300
Algonquin
Kane
19.1%
21.4%
16.8%
Northwood Middle School
Woodstock CUSD 200
Woodstock
McHenry
19.4%
21.4%
17.3%
Cambridge Lakes Charter School
CUSD 300
Pingree Grove
Kane
21.2%
12.8%
29.7%
Jefferson Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
22.6%
28.3%
16.9%
Liberty Elementary School
CUSD 300
Carpentersville
Kane
22.9%
28.1%
17.7%
West Elementary School
Alton CUSD 11
Alton
Madison
23.7%
25.5%
21.9%
Mary Endres Elementary School
Woodstock CUSD 200
Woodstock
McHenry
24.1%
22.6%
25.5%
Carpentersville Middle School
CUSD 300
Carpentersville
Kane
24.4%
24.0%
24.8%
Washington Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
24.8%
22.3%
27.3%
North Elementary School
Alton CUSD 11
Godfrey
Madison
25.2%
26.9%
23.6%
Algonquin Middle School
CUSD 300
Algonquin
Kane
25.4%
23.0%
27.7%
Hilltop Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
26.7%
21.5%
31.9%
Dean Street Elementary School
Woodstock CUSD 200
Woodstock
McHenry
26.8%
27.7%
25.9%
North Elementary School
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Crystal Lake
McHenry
27.2%
19.5%
34.9%
Washington Elementary School
Marion CUSD 2
Marion
Williamson
27.4%
23.9%
30.8%
Prairiewood Elementary School
Woodstock CUSD 200
Woodstock
McHenry
28.7%
30.8%
26.6%
North Elementary School
CCSD 62
Des Plaines
Cook
30.2%
24.7%
35.8%
Liberty Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Bolingbrook
Will
31.1%
25.2%
37.0%
Richard F. Bernotas Middle School
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Crystal Lake
McHenry
31.1%
33.4%
28.7%
Dundee Middle School
CUSD 300
Dundee
Kane
33.0%
38.6%
27.4%
Washington Elementary School
CUSD 200
Wheaton
Dupage
36.7%
43.7%
29.7%
North Elementary School
SD 45 Dupage County
Villa Park
Dupage
39.2%
35.6%
42.8%
Washington Elementary School
Bloomington SD 87
Bloomington
McLean
40.4%
36.3%
44.4%
Creekside Middle School
Woodstock CUSD 200
Woodstock
McHenry
40.9%
47.3%
34.5%
Washington Elementary School
Evanston CCSD 65
Evanston
Cook
51.5%
54.4%
48.6%
Washington Elementary School
Champaign CUSD 4
Champaign
Champaign
72.8%
70.6%
74.9%

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