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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Statewide test results: low-income students score 15.3 points lower at Dennis Elementary School

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At Dennis Elementary School, a 15.3-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018, according to end-of-year assessments reported in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The achievement gap shows an 1.5-point improvement in scores between low-income and non-low-income students. Of the 466 students enrolled in 2018, 46.8 percent were low-income – or 218 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 Dennis Elementary School composite scores for 2018, 9.5 percent of low-income students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 24.8 percent of non-low-income 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 larger for English language arts scores and smaller for math scores.

There is a 18.6-point gap between low-income and non-low-income students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 0.2 point improvement since 2017. In 2018, 13.6 percent of low-income students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 32.2 percent of non-low-income students passed.

There was a 12-point gap between low-income and non-low-income students' math scores in 2018: 5.4 percent of low-income students passed while 17.4 percent of non-low-income students passed.

Dennis Elementary School's income level achievement gap over 4 years

Year
Composite
English language arts
Math
2015
19.2%
18.4%
19.9%
2016
22.7%
27.2%
18.1%
2017
16.8%
18.4%
15.1%
2018
15.3%
18.6%
12.0%

The achievement gap at Greater Decatur schools

School
School District
City
County
Composite
English language arts
Math
Lincoln Elementary School
Maywood-melrose Park-Broadview 89
Maywood
Cook
0.1%
3.2%
2.9%
Durfee Magnet Elementary
Decatur SD 61
Decatur
Macon
0.3%
0.9%
0.3%
Hope Academy
Decatur SD 61
Decatur
Macon
1.1%
2.1%
0.0%
William Harris Elementary School
Decatur SD 61
Decatur
Macon
1.6%
3.2%
0.0%
Lincoln Elementary School
Cook County SD 130
Blue Island
Cook
2.2%
4.2%
8.7%
Lincoln Elementary School
Johnston City CUSD 1
Pittsburg
Williamson
3.0%
6.0%
0.1%
Enterprise Elementary School
Decatur SD 61
Decatur
Macon
3.0%
4.4%
1.6%
Oak Grove Accelerated School
Decatur SD 61
Decatur
Macon
3.5%
4.8%
2.1%
South Shores Elementary School
Decatur SD 61
Decatur
Macon
3.5%
1.9%
5.2%
Stevenson Accelerated School
Decatur SD 61
Decatur
Macon
3.5%
2.1%
4.8%
Michael E. Baum Elementary School
Decatur SD 61
Decatur
Macon
3.6%
6.0%
1.2%
Robertson Charter School
Decatur SD 61
Decatur
Macon
4.3%
6.0%
2.6%
Webster Elementary School
Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5
Rushville
Schuyler
5.4%
8.0%
2.8%
Lincoln Elementary School
Canton Union SD 66
Canton
Fulton
5.5%
12.9%
1.9%
Mary W. French Academy
Decatur SD 61
Decatur
Macon
6.4%
10.9%
1.9%
Stephen Decatur Middle School
Decatur SD 61
Decatur
Macon
6.5%
4.9%
8.0%
Parsons Accelerated School
Decatur SD 61
Decatur
Macon
7.2%
10.1%
4.3%
Lincoln Elementary School
Dolton SD 148
Dolton
Cook
8.7%
11.6%
5.8%
Muffley Elementary School
Decatur SD 61
Decatur
Macon
8.8%
10.3%
7.2%
Lincoln Elementary School
Oglesby Esd 125
Oglesby
La Salle
9.0%
11.1%
6.9%
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Decatur SD 61
Decatur
Macon
9.7%
11.0%
8.3%
Argenta-Oreana Middle School
Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1
Argenta
Macon
10.2%
11.1%
9.2%
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40
Moline
Rock Island
10.7%
8.6%
12.7%
Lincoln Elementary School
Mendota CCSD 289
Mendota
La Salle
10.8%
13.1%
8.4%
Lincoln Elementary School
Addison SD 4
Addison
Dupage
11.7%
11.4%
12.0%
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
Decatur SD 61
Decatur
Macon
12.4%
16.1%
8.7%
Lincoln Elementary School
St Charles CUSD 303
Saint Charles
Kane
12.6%
20.0%
5.1%
Lincoln Elementary School
Princeton Esd 115
Princeton
Bureau
13.0%
14.3%
11.7%
Lincoln Elementary School
Rochelle CCSD 231
Rochelle
Ogle
13.2%
12.2%
14.1%
Lincoln Elementary School
Morton CUSD 709
Morton
Tazewell
13.3%
18.9%
7.7%
Clinton Junior High School
Clinton CUSD 15
Clinton
DeWitt
13.9%
15.3%
12.5%
Lincoln Elementary School
Pontiac CCSD 429
Pontiac
Livingston
13.9%
6.9%
20.9%
Lincoln Elementary School
Ottawa Esd 141
Ottawa
La Salle
14.6%
21.5%
7.7%
Lincoln Elementary School
Lyons SD 103
Brookfield
Cook
14.9%
17.7%
12.1%
Dennis Elementary School
Decatur SD 61
Decatur
Macon
15.3%
18.6%
12.0%
Lincoln Elementary School
Macomb CUSD 185
Macomb
McDonough
15.9%
18.8%
13.0%
Warrensburg-Latham Middle School
Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11
Warrensburg
Macon
16.4%
13.6%
19.1%
Lincoln Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
16.4%
21.9%
11.0%
Lincoln Elementary School
Sterling CUSD 5
Sterling
Whiteside
16.9%
14.5%
19.4%
Meridian Middle School
Meridian CUSD 15
Macon
Macon
17.2%
18.2%
16.2%
Lincoln Elementary School
Pana CUSD 8
Pana
Christian
17.9%
17.2%
18.6%
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School
Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11
Warrensburg
Macon
18.2%
15.5%
21.0%
Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Esd 156
Calumet City
Cook
18.4%
10.9%
25.8%
Sullivan Middle School
Sullivan CUSD 300
Sullivan
Moultrie
18.4%
20.5%
16.4%
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Waukegan CUSD 60
Waukegan
Lake
19.3%
18.0%
20.6%
Bement Elementary School
Bement CUSD 5
Bement
Piatt
19.4%
25.2%
13.5%
Lincoln Elementary School
East Peoria SD 86
East Peoria
Tazewell
19.6%
36.0%
3.2%
Garfield Montessori School
Decatur SD 61
Decatur
Macon
20.5%
26.5%
14.5%
Sangamon Valley Middle School
Sangamon Valley CUSD 9
Illiopolis
Macon
21.1%
24.8%
17.3%
Sangamon Valley Primary School
Sangamon Valley CUSD 9
Harristown
Macon
21.5%
30.6%
12.4%
Clinton Elementary School
Clinton CUSD 15
Clinton
DeWitt
21.8%
20.4%
23.1%
White Heath Elementary School
Monticello CUSD 25
White Heath
Piatt
21.9%
19.7%
24.2%
Argenta-Oreana Elementary School
Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1
Oreana
Macon
21.9%
18.8%
25.1%
Washington School
Monticello CUSD 25
Monticello
Piatt
22.2%
16.9%
27.5%
Clinton Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
22.8%
23.9%
21.7%
Lincoln Elementary School
Robinson CUSD 2
Robinson
Crawford
22.9%
26.5%
19.2%
Webster Elementary School
Collinsville CUSD 10
Collinsville
Madison
23.1%
26.5%
19.7%
Sullivan Elementary School
Sullivan CUSD 300
Sullivan
Moultrie
23.1%
23.5%
22.8%
Lincoln Elementary School
Belvidere CUSD 100
Belvidere
Boone
23.5%
23.9%
23.1%
Bement Middle School
Bement CUSD 5
Bement
Piatt
23.9%
20.2%
27.6%
Central A. & M. Middle School
Central A & M Cud 21
Assumption
Shelby
24.1%
26.4%
21.7%
Mt Zion Elementary School
Mt Zion CUSD 3
Mount Zion
Macon
24.1%
20.7%
27.6%
Meridian Elementary School
Meridian CUSD 15
Blue Mound
Macon
24.3%
22.5%
26.1%
Mt Zion Junior High School
Mt Zion CUSD 3
Mount Zion
Macon
25.2%
23.1%
27.4%
Douglas Elementary School
Belleville SD 118
Belleville
Saint Clair
26.2%
32.2%
20.3%
Lincoln Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
26.4%
22.4%
30.5%
Lovington Grade School
Arthur CUSD 305
Lovington
Douglas
26.6%
35.8%
17.4%
Lincoln Elementary School
SD U-46
Hoffman Estates
Kane
26.8%
24.9%
28.6%
Meridian School
Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102
Buffalo Grove
Lake
27.7%
19.9%
35.5%
Johns Hill Magnet School
Decatur SD 61
Decatur
Macon
28.2%
28.8%
27.6%
Mt Zion Intermediate School
Mt Zion CUSD 3
Mount Zion
Macon
28.7%
24.1%
33.3%
Lincoln Elementary School
Marion CUSD 2
Marion
Williamson
28.8%
29.2%
28.4%
Maroa-Forsyth Grade School
Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2
Maroa
Macon
29.2%
27.7%
30.8%
Monticello Middle School
Monticello CUSD 25
Monticello
Piatt
29.2%
28.1%
30.3%
Lincoln Elementary School
Jacksonville SD 117
Jacksonville
Morgan
31.2%
34.8%
27.6%
Okaw Valley Elementary School
Okaw Valley CUSD 302
Bethany
Moultrie
31.4%
33.7%
29.1%
Lincoln Elementary School
Elmhurst SD 205
Elmhurst
Dupage
31.4%
28.1%
34.6%
Washington Elementary School
CUSD 200
Wheaton
Dupage
32.4%
34.1%
30.6%
Lincoln Elementary School
CUSD 200
Wheaton
Dupage
33.5%
34.1%
32.8%
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School
Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2
Maroa
Macon
34.5%
41.3%
27.6%
Ruth M. Schneider Elementary School
Blue Ridge CUSD 18
Farmer City
DeWitt
34.6%
34.2%
35.0%
Lincoln Elementary School
Palatine CCSD 15
Palatine
Cook
37.5%
36.4%
38.6%
Lincoln Elementary School
North Shore SD 112
Highland Park
Lake
43.6%
32.8%
54.5%
Washington Elementary School
Evanston CCSD 65
Evanston
Cook
45.6%
48.7%
42.6%
Lincoln Elementary School
Evanston CCSD 65
Evanston
Cook
45.7%
49.8%
41.6%
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
Glen Ellyn SD 41
Glen Ellyn
Dupage
58.6%
57.8%
59.5%

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