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Statewide test results: white students score 11.7 points higher at Metropolis Elementary School

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At Metropolis Elementary School, a 11.7-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 3.0-point improvement in scores between white and black students. Of the 527 students enrolled in 2018, 72.9 percent were white – or 384 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 Metropolis Elementary School composite scores for 2018, 25.3 percent of white students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 13.7 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 6.8-point gap between white and black students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 7.3 point decline since 2017. In 2018, 25 percent of white students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 18.2 percent of black students passed.

There was a 16.5-point gap between white and black students' math scores in 2018: 25.6 percent of white students passed while 9.1 percent of black students passed.

Metropolis Elementary School's white vs. black achievement gap over 4 years

Year
Composite
English language arts
Math
2015
3.4%
5.5%
1.4%
2016
1.0%
3.8%
5.7%
2017
8.7%
14.1%
3.3%
2018
11.7%
6.8%
16.5%

The achievement gap at Southern Illinois schools

School
School District
City
County
Composite
English language arts
Math
Century Jr/Sr High School
Century CUSD 100
Ullin
Pulaski
1.3%
0.0%
2.6%
Century Elementary School
Century CUSD 100
Ullin
Pulaski
1.9%
5.8%
9.6%
Centralia Junior High School
Centralia SD 135
Centralia
Marion
3.8%
1.5%
6.0%
Egyptian Junior High School
Egyptian CUSD 5
Tamms
Alexander
4.0%
4.8%
3.2%
Meridian Elementary School
Meridian CUSD 101
Mounds
Pulaski
4.8%
5.1%
4.4%
Lincoln Elementary School
Sterling CUSD 5
Sterling
Whiteside
5.0%
20.1%
30.2%
Jefferson Elementary School
Berwyn North SD 98
Berwyn
Cook
5.7%
6.6%
4.7%
Massac Junior High School
Massac Ud 1
Metropolis
Massac
11.6%
15.8%
7.3%
Metropolis Elementary School
Massac Ud 1
Metropolis
Massac
11.7%
6.8%
16.5%
Lincoln Elementary School
Macomb CUSD 185
Macomb
McDonough
12.1%
12.2%
12.0%
Jefferson Elementary School
Charleston CUSD 1
Charleston
Coles
16.3%
19.4%
13.2%
Lincoln Elementary School
Pontiac CCSD 429
Pontiac
Livingston
18.6%
11.7%
25.5%
Jefferson Elementary School
Belleville SD 118
Belleville
Saint Clair
18.9%
22.7%
15.1%
Lincoln Elementary School
Lyons SD 103
Brookfield
Cook
20.8%
25.8%
15.8%
Jefferson Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
22.6%
28.3%
16.9%
Lincoln Elementary School
Jacksonville SD 117
Jacksonville
Morgan
23.9%
25.8%
22.1%
Lincoln Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
24.6%
27.6%
21.6%
Lincoln Elementary School
Palatine CCSD 15
Palatine
Cook
25.5%
20.4%
30.6%
Lincoln Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
28.5%
26.0%
31.0%
Lincoln Elementary School
Marion CUSD 2
Marion
Williamson
30.2%
35.4%
25.0%
Lincoln Elementary School
SD U-46
Hoffman Estates
Kane
31.1%
21.9%
40.3%
Franklin Elementary School
Belleville SD 118
Belleville
Saint Clair
34.1%
39.0%
29.3%
Lincoln Elementary School
CUSD 200
Wheaton
Dupage
47.6%
50.5%
44.7%
Lincoln Elementary School
Evanston CCSD 65
Evanston
Cook
54.2%
55.0%
53.4%

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