About 61 percent of Barrington MiddleSch-Prairie Campus students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 39 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 Barrington MiddleSch-Prairie Campus English language scores, about 45 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 20 percent approached expectations, while 13 percent partially met expectations and 6 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 Barrington MiddleSch-Prairie Campus, which enrolled 1,098 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.
Barrington MiddleSch-Prairie Campus's English language arts scores over 3 years
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