About 56 percent of Helen Keller Jhs students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and 44 percent of students failed, according to a North Cook News analysis of
the latest Illinois schools report card.
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.
According to Helen Keller Jhs math scores, about 40 percent met expectations and 16 percent exceeded them. Students whose results are in either category are considered to be most ready to move on to the next level and are most prepared for college or work.
Another 26 percent approached expectations, while 12 percent partially met expectations and 5 percent did not meet them. Students who scored in these categories are not ready for the next level of schooling, according to the test.
Test results at Helen Keller Jhs, which enrolled 544 students in 2017, surpassed state averages.
Statewide, 31 percent of students passed the test and 69 percent failed.
Of students statewide who passed, only five percent 'exceeded' expectations.
Helen Keller Jhs's math scores over 3 years
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Walter R. Sundling Junior High School
Old Orchard Junior High School
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Oliver W. Holmes Middle School
Top 20 Illinois schools' math scores
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