At Newport Elementary School, a 6.8-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2018, according to end-of-year assessments reported in the latest Illinois schools report card.
The achievement gap shows an 13.3-point decline in scores between white and black students. Of the 279 students enrolled in 2018, 14 percent were white – or 39 students.
The achievement gap measures how one group of students academically outperforms another. The Illinois State Board of Education collects data on the persistent gap between groups by race and ethnicity, income level and gender.
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. A composite score combines the results of the subject tests.
According to Newport Elementary School composite scores for 2018, 20 percent of white students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 13.2 percent of black students passed.
Students who passed either met or exceeded expectations are considered prepared for the next grade level, college or work. Students who failed either partially met, approached or did not meet expectations.
The achievement gap is smaller for English language arts scores and larger for math scores.
There is a 0.4-point gap between white and black students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 16 point decline since 2017. In 2018, 20 percent of white students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 19.6 percent of black students passed.
There was a 13.3-point gap between white and black students' math scores in 2018: 20 percent of white students passed while 6.7 percent of black students passed.
Newport Elementary School's white vs. black achievement gap over 4 years
The achievement gap at Lake County schools
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School
Glenwood Elementary School
Robert E. Abbott Middle School
Centralia Junior High School
Little Fort Elementary School
W. J. Murphy Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Whittier Elementary School
Hawthorn Middle School North
Learn Charter School 6 North Chicago Campus
Miguel Juarez Middle School
Newport Elementary School
A. J. Katzenmaier Academy
Village Elementary School
Oak Grove Elementary School
Carl Sandburg Middle School
Daniel Webster Middle School
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School
William L. Thompson School
Gavin South Middle School
H. R. McCall Elementary School
Washington Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Gavin Central Elementary School
Fremont Intermediate School
North Prairie Junior High
Indian Trail Elementary School
Indian Hill Elementary School
Oakdale Elementary School
Beulah Park Elementary School
Carl Sandburg Middle School
Indian Trail Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Fremont Junior High/Middle School
Zion Central Middle School
Hillcrest Elementary School
Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96
Lincoln Elementary School
Raymond Ellis Elementary School
Stevenson Elementary School
Round Lake Beach Elementary School
Barrington Middle School Station
Lincoln Elementary School
Antioch Upper Grade School
Lincoln Elementary School
Neal Math Science Academy
Washington Elementary School
Glenwood Elementary School
Clearview Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Stevenson Elementary School
Washington Elementary School
Woodland Elementary School
Elmwood Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Woodland Intermediate School
Antioch Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Oakland Elementary School
Whittier Elementary School
John S. Clark Elementary School
Mechanics Grove Elementary School
Washington Elementary School
Avon Center Elementary School
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Washington Elementary School
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School
Hawthorn Middle School South
Elmwood Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Northwood Junior High School
Washington Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Whittier Elementary School
Washington Elementary School