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Statewide test results: 56 percent of Gwendolyn Brooks failed English language arts

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About 44 percent of Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 56 percent of students failed, according to a West Cook News 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 Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School English language scores, about 36 percent met expectations and 7 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 26 percent approached expectations, while 19 percent partially met expectations and 12 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 Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School, which enrolled 989 students in 2017, surpassed state averages.

Statewide, 37 percent of students passed the test and 63 percent failed.

Of students statewide who passed, only five percent 'exceeded' expectations.

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School's English language arts scores over 3 years

Year
Passed
Failed
2017
43.5%
56.5%
2016
48.7%
51.3%
2015
66%
34.0%

How County schools' English language arts scores compare

School
City
County
Passed
Failed
McClure Junior High School
Western Springs
Cook
75.7%
24.3%
Park Junior High School
La Grange Park
Cook
75.7%
24.3%
L. J. Hauser Junior High School
Riverside
Cook
54.7%
45.3%
Wm F. Gurrie Middle School
La Grange
Cook
52.6%
47.4%
Hester Junior High School
Franklin Park
Cook
52.1%
47.9%
Lincoln Middle School
Berwyn
Cook
51%
49.0%
S. E. Gross Middle School
Brookfield
Cook
47.3%
52.7%
Percy Julian Middle School
Oak Park
Cook
44.8%
55.2%
Lincoln Middle School
Schiller Park
Cook
43.6%
56.4%
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
Oak Park
Cook
43.5%
56.5%
Elm Middle School
Elmwood Park
Cook
42.7%
57.3%
Westchester Middle School
Westchester
Cook
35.5%
64.5%
Heritage Middle School
Berwyn
Cook
33.1%
66.9%
Macarthur Middle School
Berkeley
Cook
31.1%
68.9%
Washington Middle School
Lyons
Cook
29.1%
70.9%
Forest Park Middle School
Forest Park
Cook
28%
72.0%
Mannheim Middle School
Melrose Park
Cook
25.7%
74.3%
Northlake Middle School
Northlake
Cook
24.3%
75.7%
Stevenson Middle School
Melrose Park
Cook
20.8%
79.2%
Unity Junior High School
Cicero
Cook
18.8%
81.2%
Freedom Middle School
Berwyn
Cook
17.3%
82.7%
Roosevelt Middle School
Bellwood
Cook
15.4%
84.6%
Irving Middle School
Maywood
Cook
8.1%
91.9%

Top 20 Illinois schools' English language arts scores

School
City
County
Passed
Failed
Wood Oaks Junior High School
Northbrook
Cook
86.2%
13.8%
Daniel Wright Junior High School
Lincolnshire
Lake
85.6%
14.4%
Hickory Creek Middle School
Frankfort
Will
83.6%
16.4%
Butler Junior High School
Oak Brook
Dupage
82.1%
17.9%
Deer Path Middle School West
Lake Forest
Lake
80.2%
19.8%
Marie Murphy School
Wilmette
Cook
80%
20.0%
Lake Bluff Middle School
Lake Bluff
Lake
79.9%
20.1%
Kennedy Junior High School
Lisle
Dupage
79.5%
20.5%
Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Deerfield
Lake
78.6%
21.4%
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School
Big Rock
Dekalb
78.6%
21.4%
Maple School
Northbrook
Cook
76.5%
23.5%
Woodlawn Middle School
Long Grove
Lake
76.2%
23.8%
Twin Groves Middle School
Buffalo Grove
Lake
75.9%
24.1%
McClure Junior High School
Western Springs
Cook
75.7%
24.3%
Park Junior High School
La Grange Park
Cook
75.7%
24.3%
Carleton W. Washburne School
Winnetka
Cook
75.3%
24.7%
Stephen Mack Middle School
Rockton
Winnebago
75.1%
24.9%
Charles J. Caruso Middle School
Deerfield
Lake
73.5%
26.5%
Edison Middle School
Wheaton
Dupage
72.9%
27.1%
Mossville Junior High
Mossville
Peoria
71.9%
28.1%

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