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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Statewide test results: 40 percent of Hawthorn Middle School North failed English language arts

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About 60 percent of Hawthorn Middle School North students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 40 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 Hawthorn Middle School North English language scores, about 46 percent met expectations and 14 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 25 percent approached expectations, while 11 percent partially met expectations and 4 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 Hawthorn Middle School North, which enrolled 654 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.

Hawthorn Middle School North's English language arts scores over 4 years

Year
Passed
Failed
2018
59.7%
40.3%
2017
57.1%
42.9%
2016
61.4%
38.6%
2015
62.4%
37.6%

How Lake County schools' English language arts scores compare

School
City
County
Passed
Failed
Daniel Wright Junior High School
Lincolnshire
Lake
88.4%
11.6%
Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Deerfield
Lake
82.8%
17.2%
Lake Bluff Middle School
Lake Bluff
Lake
81.3%
18.7%
Twin Groves Middle School
Buffalo Grove
Lake
79.9%
20.1%
Woodlawn Middle School
Long Grove
Lake
78.6%
21.4%
Maple School
Northbrook
Cook
78.4%
21.6%
Charles J. Caruso Middle School
Deerfield
Lake
76.6%
23.4%
Aptakisic Junior High School
Buffalo Grove
Lake
75.5%
24.5%
Deer Path Middle School West
Lake Forest
Lake
65.1%
34.9%
Highland Middle School
Libertyville
Lake
64%
36.0%
Elm Place School
Highland Park
Lake
63.2%
36.8%
Edgewood Middle School
Highland Park
Lake
63%
37.0%
Fremont Junior High/Middle School
Mundelein
Lake
62.5%
37.5%
Matthews Middle School
Island Lake
Lake
62.2%
37.8%
Hawthorn Middle School North
Vernon Hills
Lake
59.7%
40.3%
Northbrook Junior High School
Northbrook
Cook
59.5%
40.5%
Barrington Middle School Station
Barrington
Lake
57.6%
42.4%
Lake Zurich Middle-S Campus
Lake Zurich
Lake
57.5%
42.5%
Barrington MiddleSch-Prairie Campus
Barrington
Lake
56.8%
43.2%
Attea Middle School
Glenview
Cook
56.1%
43.9%
Hawthorn Middle School South
Vernon Hills
Lake
52.3%
47.7%
Grayslake Middle School
Grayslake
Lake
52%
48.0%
Millburn Middle School
Lindenhurst
Lake
51.5%
48.5%
Lake Zurich Middle - N. Campus
Hawthorn Woods
Lake
50.8%
49.2%
Wauconda Middle School
Wauconda
Lake
44.5%
55.5%
Northwood Junior High School
Highland Park
Lake
39.5%
60.5%
Woodland Middle School
Gurnee
Lake
38.9%
61.1%
Antioch Upper Grade School
Antioch
Lake
38.2%
61.8%
Peter J. Palombi School
Lake Villa
Lake
37.2%
62.8%
Carl Sandburg Middle School
Mundelein
Lake
36.1%
63.9%
Viking School
Gurnee
Lake
22.2%
77.8%
Daniel Webster Middle School
Waukegan
Lake
19.4%
80.6%
Round Lake Middle School
Round Lake Heights
Lake
15.4%
84.6%
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Waukegan
Lake
14.3%
85.7%
Beach Park Middle School
Beach Park
Lake
14.3%
85.7%
Magee Middle School
Round Lake
Lake
12.3%
87.7%
Jack Benny Middle School
Waukegan
Lake
12.2%
87.8%
Robert E. Abbott Middle School
Waukegan
Lake
9.4%
90.6%
Zion Central Middle School
Zion
Lake
9.2%
90.8%
Neal Math Science Academy
North Chicago
Lake
8.9%
91.1%
Miguel Juarez Middle School
Waukegan
Lake
7.1%
92.9%

Top 20 Illinois schools' English language arts scores

School
City
County
Passed
Failed
Daniel Wright Junior High School
Lincolnshire
Lake
88.4%
11.6%
Hickory Creek Middle School
Frankfort
Will
86.6%
13.4%
Kennedy Junior High School
Lisle
Dupage
86%
14.0%
Wood Oaks Junior High School
Northbrook
Cook
84.6%
15.4%
Marie Murphy School
Wilmette
Cook
83.9%
16.1%
Butler Junior High School
Oak Brook
Dupage
83%
17.0%
Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Deerfield
Lake
82.8%
17.2%
Prairieview-Ogden Junior High School
Thomasboro
Champaign
82.6%
17.4%
Lake Bluff Middle School
Lake Bluff
Lake
81.3%
18.7%
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School
Big Rock
Dekalb
80.5%
19.5%
Twin Groves Middle School
Buffalo Grove
Lake
79.9%
20.1%
Woodlawn Middle School
Long Grove
Lake
78.6%
21.4%
Maple School
Northbrook
Cook
78.4%
21.6%
Park Junior High School
La Grange Park
Cook
76.9%
23.1%
Charles J. Caruso Middle School
Deerfield
Lake
76.6%
23.4%
Aptakisic Junior High School
Buffalo Grove
Lake
75.5%
24.5%
Mossville Junior High
Mossville
Peoria
74.1%
25.9%
Stephen Mack Middle School
Rockton
Winnebago
73.8%
26.2%
Coal City Middle School
Coal City
Grundy
73.5%
26.5%
Roscoe Middle School
Roscoe
Winnebago
71.9%
28.1%

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