About 14 percent of Michael E. Baum Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 86 percent of students failed, according to a Macon Reporter 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 Michael E. Baum Elementary School math scores, about 14 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 25 percent approached expectations, while 30 percent partially met expectations and 31 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 Michael E. Baum Elementary School, which enrolled 320 students in 2018, fell below state averages.
Statewide, 31 percent of students passed the test and 69 percent failed.
Of students statewide who passed, only five percent 'exceeded' expectations.
Michael E. Baum Elementary School's math scores over 4 years
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