Lake County Gazette

About 10 percent of Shiloh Park Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 90 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 Shiloh Park Elementary School English language scores, about 10 percent met expectations and none 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 24 percent approached expectations, while 35 percent partially met expectations and 32 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 Shiloh Park Elementary School, which enrolled 497 students in 2018, surpassed state averages.

Statewide, 37 percent of students passed the test and 63 percent failed.

Of students statewide who passed, only six percent 'exceeded' expectations.

Shiloh Park Elementary School's English language arts scores over 4 years

How Lake County schools' English language arts scores compare

Top 20 Illinois schools' English language arts scores

School

City

County

Passed

Failed

Prairieview-Ogden North Elementary

Royal

Champaign

91.3%

8.7%

Decatur Classical Elementary School

Chicago

Cook

90.8%

9.2%

Walden Elementary School

Deerfield

Lake

87.6%

12.4%

Thomas Dooley Elementary School

Schaumburg

Cook

87%

13.0%

Meadow Glens Elementary School

Naperville

Dupage

85.6%

14.4%

Elm Elementary School

Burr Ridge

Dupage

84.9%

15.1%

Madison Elementary School

Hinsdale

Dupage

84.8%

15.2%

Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Rockford

Winnebago

84.4%

15.6%

Forest Hills Elementary School

Western Springs

Cook

84.2%

15.8%

McDade Elementary Classical School

Chicago

Cook

84.1%

15.9%

Ravinia Elementary School

Highland Park

Lake

83.9%

16.1%

Shabonee School

Northbrook

Cook

83.4%

16.6%

Eisenhower Academy

Joliet

Will

82.8%

17.2%

South Park Elementary School

Deerfield

Lake

82.4%

17.6%

Willard Elementary School

River Forest

Cook

81.7%

18.3%

Longfellow Elementary School

Wheaton

Dupage

81.2%

18.8%

Brook Forest Elementary School

Oak Brook

Dupage

80.9%

19.1%

Grove Avenue Elementary School

Barrington

Lake

80.8%

19.2%

The Lane Elementary School

Hinsdale

Dupage

80.7%

19.3%

Ellsworth Elementary School

Naperville

Dupage

80.7%

19.3%