About 77 percent of Maple School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and nearly a quarter 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 Maple School English language scores, about 52 percent met expectations and 25 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 14 percent approached expectations, while 6 percent partially met expectations and 3 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 Maple School, which enrolled 392 students in 2017, surpassed state averages.
Statewide, 37 percent of students passed the test and 63 percent failed.
Of students statewide who passed, only five percent 'exceeded' expectations.
Maple School's English language arts scores over 3 years
How County schools' English language arts scores compareWood Oaks Junior High School
Twin Groves Middle School
Carleton W. Washburne School
Wilmette Junior High School
Lincoln Hall Middle School
Plum Grove Junior High School
Northbrook Junior High School
River Trails Middle School
Walter R. Sundling Junior High School
Oliver McCracken Middle School
Lincoln Junior High School
Carl Sandburg Junior High School
Gemini Junior High School
Friendship Junior High School
Lincoln Junior High School
Old Orchard Junior High School
Holmes Junior High School
Jack London Middle School
Winston Campus Junior High
Oliver W. Holmes Middle School
Top 20 Illinois schools' English language arts scores
Wood Oaks Junior High School
Daniel Wright Junior High School
Hickory Creek Middle School
Butler Junior High School
Deer Path Middle School West
Kennedy Junior High School
Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School
Twin Groves Middle School
McClure Junior High School
Carleton W. Washburne School
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