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Statewide test results: 50 percent of Wm F. Gurrie failed English language arts

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About 50 percent of Wm F. Gurrie Middle School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and half 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 Wm F. Gurrie Middle School English language scores, about 35 percent met expectations and 15 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 15 percent partially met expectations and 9 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 Wm F. Gurrie Middle School, which enrolled 309 students in 2018, surpassed state averages.

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

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

Wm F. Gurrie Middle School's English language arts scores over 4 years

Year
Passed
Failed
2018
50.2%
49.8%
2017
52.6%
47.4%
2016
52.9%
47.1%
2015
45.8%
54.2%

How County schools' English language arts scores compare

School
City
County
Passed
Failed
Park Junior High School
La Grange Park
Cook
76.9%
23.1%
L. J. Hauser Junior High School
Riverside
Cook
70.9%
29.1%
McClure Junior High School
Western Springs
Cook
67.9%
32.1%
S. E. Gross Middle School
Brookfield
Cook
56.8%
43.2%
Lincoln Middle School
Berwyn
Cook
51.7%
48.3%
Wm F. Gurrie Middle School
La Grange
Cook
50.2%
49.8%
Hester Junior High School
Franklin Park
Cook
48.6%
51.4%
Lincoln Middle School
Schiller Park
Cook
45.9%
54.1%
Elm Middle School
Elmwood Park
Cook
42.3%
57.7%
Percy Julian Middle School
Oak Park
Cook
41.2%
58.8%
Westchester Middle School
Westchester
Cook
33.5%
66.5%
Heritage Middle School
Berwyn
Cook
33.1%
66.9%
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
Oak Park
Cook
31.1%
68.9%
Forest Park Middle School
Forest Park
Cook
27.1%
72.9%
Mannheim Middle School
Melrose Park
Cook
26.5%
73.5%
Washington Middle School
Lyons
Cook
24%
76.0%
Macarthur Middle School
Berkeley
Cook
20.9%
79.1%
Northlake Middle School
Northlake
Cook
19.8%
80.2%
Freedom Middle School
Berwyn
Cook
18.7%
81.3%
Stevenson Middle School
Melrose Park
Cook
17.3%
82.7%
Unity Junior High School
Cicero
Cook
15.1%
84.9%
Roosevelt Middle School
Bellwood
Cook
12.6%
87.4%
Irving Middle School
Maywood
Cook
11.3%
88.7%

Top 20 Illinois schools' English language arts scores

School
City
County
Passed
Failed
Daniel Wright Junior High School
Lincolnshire
Lake
88.4%
11.6%
Hickory Creek Middle School
Frankfort
Will
86.6%
13.4%
Kennedy Junior High School
Lisle
Dupage
86%
14.0%
Wood Oaks Junior High School
Northbrook
Cook
84.6%
15.4%
Marie Murphy School
Wilmette
Cook
83.9%
16.1%
Butler Junior High School
Oak Brook
Dupage
83%
17.0%
Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Deerfield
Lake
82.8%
17.2%
Prairieview-Ogden Junior High School
Thomasboro
Champaign
82.6%
17.4%
Lake Bluff Middle School
Lake Bluff
Lake
81.3%
18.7%
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School
Big Rock
Dekalb
80.5%
19.5%
Twin Groves Middle School
Buffalo Grove
Lake
79.9%
20.1%
Woodlawn Middle School
Long Grove
Lake
78.6%
21.4%
Maple School
Northbrook
Cook
78.4%
21.6%
Park Junior High School
La Grange Park
Cook
76.9%
23.1%
Charles J. Caruso Middle School
Deerfield
Lake
76.6%
23.4%
Aptakisic Junior High School
Buffalo Grove
Lake
75.5%
24.5%
Mossville Junior High
Mossville
Peoria
74.1%
25.9%
Stephen Mack Middle School
Rockton
Winnebago
73.8%
26.2%
Coal City Middle School
Coal City
Grundy
73.5%
26.5%
Roscoe Middle School
Roscoe
Winnebago
71.9%
28.1%

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