Lake County Gazette

About 49 percent of Elm Place School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and 51 percent of students failed, according to a Lake County Gazette 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 Elm Place School math scores, about 41 percent met expectations and 8 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 29 percent approached expectations, while 14 percent partially met expectations and 8 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 Elm Place School, which enrolled 343 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.

Elm Place School's math scores over 3 years

How Lake County schools' math scores compare

Top 20 Illinois schools' math scores

School

City

County

Passed

Failed

Marie Murphy School

Wilmette

Cook

78.5%

21.5%

Daniel Wright Junior High School

Lincolnshire

Lake

77.8%

22.2%

Butler Junior High School

Oak Brook

Dupage

77.6%

22.4%

Maple School

Northbrook

Cook

76.5%

23.5%

Kennedy Junior High School

Lisle

Dupage

75.6%

24.4%

Hickory Creek Middle School

Frankfort

Will

74.3%

25.7%

Wood Oaks Junior High School

Northbrook

Cook

73.8%

26.2%

McClure Junior High School

Western Springs

Cook

73.8%

26.2%

Alan B. Shepard Middle School

Deerfield

Lake

72%

28.0%

Twin Groves Middle School

Buffalo Grove

Lake

71.6%

28.4%

Carleton W. Washburne School

Winnetka

Cook

71.4%

28.6%

Charles J. Caruso Middle School

Deerfield

Lake

70.3%

29.7%

Woodlawn Middle School

Long Grove

Lake

68.8%

31.2%

Lake Bluff Middle School

Lake Bluff

Lake

66%

34.0%

Clarendon Hills Middle School

Clarendon Hills

Dupage

65.6%

34.4%

Hinsdale Middle School

Hinsdale

Dupage

65.5%

34.5%

Scullen Middle School

Naperville

Dupage

65.4%

34.6%

Wilmette Junior High School

Wilmette

Cook

64.1%

35.9%

Gordon Gregory Middle School

Naperville

Dupage

64.1%

35.9%

Aptakisic Junior High School

Buffalo Grove

Lake

64%

36.0%