Lake County Gazette

About 73 percent of Charles J. Caruso Middle School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 27 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 Charles J. Caruso Middle School math scores, about 49 percent met expectations and 24 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 18 percent approached expectations, while 6 percent partially met expectations and 2 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 Charles J. Caruso Middle School, which enrolled 529 students in 2018, 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.

Charles J. Caruso Middle School's math scores over 4 years

How Lake County schools' math scores compare

Top 20 Illinois schools' math scores

School

City

County

Passed

Failed

Daniel Wright Junior High School

Lincolnshire

Lake

82.1%

17.9%

Hickory Creek Middle School

Frankfort

Will

79.9%

20.1%

Maple School

Northbrook

Cook

78.1%

21.9%

Marie Murphy School

Wilmette

Cook

77.7%

22.3%

Butler Junior High School

Oak Brook

Dupage

77.3%

22.7%

Kennedy Junior High School

Lisle

Dupage

76.7%

23.3%

Alan B. Shepard Middle School

Deerfield

Lake

74.2%

25.8%

McClure Junior High School

Western Springs

Cook

73.2%

26.8%

Clarendon Hills Middle School

Clarendon Hills

Dupage

73.2%

26.8%

Charles J. Caruso Middle School

Deerfield

Lake

72.9%

27.1%

Wood Oaks Junior High School

Northbrook

Cook

71.6%

28.4%

Woodlawn Middle School

Long Grove

Lake

71.4%

28.6%

Twin Groves Middle School

Buffalo Grove

Lake

71.1%

28.9%

Aptakisic Junior High School

Buffalo Grove

Lake

70.6%

29.4%

Lake Bluff Middle School

Lake Bluff

Lake

70%

30.0%

Prairieview-Ogden Junior High School

Thomasboro

Champaign

69.6%

30.4%

Hinsdale Middle School

Hinsdale

Dupage

67%

33.0%

Carleton W. Washburne School

Winnetka

Cook

66.1%

33.9%

Wilmette Junior High School

Wilmette

Cook

65%

35.0%

Plum Grove Junior High School

Rolling Meadows

Cook

64.8%

35.2%