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Statewide test results: black students score 4 points lower at C. F. Simmons Middle School

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At C. F. Simmons Middle School, a 4-point achievement gap persisted between black and hispanic students in 2018, according to end-of-year assessments reported in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The achievement gap shows an 3.9-point improvement in scores between black and hispanic students. Of the 990 students enrolled in 2018, 6 percent were black – or 59 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 C. F. Simmons Middle School composite scores for 2018, 7.8 percent of black students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 11.8 percent of hispanic 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 3.6-point gap between black and hispanic students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 8.3 point decline since 2017. In 2018, 10.3 percent of black students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 13.9 percent of hispanic students passed.

There was a 4.5-point gap between black and hispanic students' math scores in 2018: 5.2 percent of black students passed while 9.7 percent of hispanic students passed.

C. F. Simmons Middle School's black vs. hispanic achievement gap over 4 years

Year
Composite
English language arts
Math
2015
3.5%
7.5%
0.5%
2016
2.7%
0.7%
6.0%
2017
7.9%
11.9%
3.9%
2018
4.0%
3.6%
4.5%

The achievement gap at Kane County schools

School
School District
City
County
Composite
English language arts
Math
Washington Elementary School
CUSD 200
Wheaton
Dupage
0.1%
5.8%
6.0%
Garfield Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
0.1%
9.0%
8.7%
Washington Middle School
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Sangamon
0.8%
5.4%
3.8%
Freeman Elementary School
Aurora West USD 129
Aurora
Kane
0.8%
3.5%
5.1%
Edna Rollins Elementary School
Aurora East USD 131
Aurora
Kane
0.8%
5.3%
3.6%
Hoover Wood Elementary School
Batavia USD 101
Batavia
Kane
0.8%
1.4%
2.9%
Jefferson Middle School
SD 45 Dupage County
Villa Park
Dupage
0.9%
1.2%
3.1%
Lowrie Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
1.1%
4.7%
2.5%
John Gates Elementary School
Aurora East USD 131
Aurora
Kane
1.2%
2.9%
0.4%
Hill Elementary School
Aurora West USD 129
Aurora
Kane
1.2%
6.7%
9.1%
Creekside Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
1.3%
2.9%
0.3%
Lincoln Elementary School
Lyons SD 103
Brookfield
Cook
1.4%
4.7%
2.0%
Huff Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
1.4%
0.9%
1.8%
Washington Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
1.9%
4.5%
0.6%
Lincoln Elementary School
Sterling CUSD 5
Sterling
Whiteside
1.9%
25.6%
21.7%
Liberty Elementary School
CUSD 300
Carpentersville
Kane
2.5%
8.7%
3.6%
Kenyon Woods Middle School
SD U-46
South Elgin
Kane
2.5%
1.5%
6.4%
Parkwood Elementary School
SD U-46
Hanover Park
Kane
2.5%
5.2%
0.1%
Washington Middle School
Aurora West USD 129
Aurora
Kane
2.6%
1.7%
6.9%
J. B. Nelson Elementary School
Batavia USD 101
Batavia
Kane
2.8%
8.7%
3.2%
Hampshire Middle School
CUSD 300
Hampshire
Kane
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
Washington Elementary School
Evanston CCSD 65
Evanston
Cook
3.1%
8.6%
2.4%
Willard Elementary School
SD U-46
South Elgin
Kane
3.1%
2.0%
4.3%
Washington Middle School
Lyons SD 103
Lyons
Cook
3.3%
7.7%
1.1%
Lincoln Elementary School
Bellwood SD 88
Bellwood
Cook
3.5%
2.8%
4.2%
Heritage Elementary School
SD U-46
Streamwood
Kane
3.8%
5.1%
2.4%
Glenbrook Elementary School
SD U-46
Streamwood
Kane
3.9%
6.8%
14.5%
C. F. Simmons Middle School
Aurora East USD 131
Aurora
Kane
4.0%
3.6%
4.5%
Fearn Elementary School
Aurora West USD 129
North Aurora
Kane
4.1%
6.3%
1.9%
K. D. Waldo Middle School
Aurora East USD 131
Aurora
Kane
4.2%
2.9%
5.4%
Washington Elementary School
Rockford SD 205
Rockford
Winnebago
4.5%
6.4%
2.5%
Highland Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
4.5%
8.7%
0.2%
Rose E. Krug Elementary School
Aurora East USD 131
Aurora
Kane
4.6%
2.7%
6.5%
C. I. Johnson Elementary School
Aurora East USD 131
Aurora
Kane
4.8%
1.1%
8.6%
Century Oaks Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
4.8%
7.3%
2.2%
Parkview Elementary School
CUSD 300
Carpentersville
Kane
4.8%
8.8%
0.8%
Ellis Middle School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
5.0%
3.8%
6.3%
Wredling Middle School
St Charles CUSD 303
Saint Charles
Kane
5.2%
6.6%
3.9%
C. M. Bardwell Elementary School
Aurora East USD 131
Aurora
Kane
5.5%
4.9%
6.2%
Jefferson Middle School
Aurora West USD 129
Aurora
Kane
5.5%
8.0%
3.0%
Henry W. Cowherd Middle School
Aurora East USD 131
Aurora
Kane
5.5%
4.2%
6.9%
Otter Creek Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
5.6%
10.0%
1.2%
Prairie Knolls Middle School
Central CUSD 301
Elgin
Kane
6.0%
2.2%
9.8%
Perry Elementary School
CUSD 300
Carpentersville
Kane
6.3%
2.7%
10.0%
Larsen Middle School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
6.4%
6.0%
6.8%
Harriet Gifford Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
6.6%
6.1%
7.1%
Olney C. Allen Elementary School
Aurora East USD 131
Aurora
Kane
6.8%
2.0%
11.6%
Lincoln Elementary School
Jacksonville SD 117
Jacksonville
Morgan
7.0%
14.1%
0.0%
Jefferson Middle School
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Sangamon
7.0%
15.9%
1.9%
Lords Park Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
7.1%
1.7%
12.5%
Timber Trails Elementary School
SD U-46
Hoffman Estates
Kane
7.2%
8.8%
5.5%
Central Middle School
CCSD 146
Tinley Park
Cook
7.2%
9.3%
5.1%
Jewel Middle School
Aurora West USD 129
North Aurora
Kane
7.3%
9.4%
5.3%
Sam Rotolo Middle School
Batavia USD 101
Batavia
Kane
7.3%
9.8%
4.8%
Schneider Elementary School
Aurora West USD 129
North Aurora
Kane
7.3%
4.4%
10.3%
Lincoln Elementary School
SD U-46
Hoffman Estates
Kane
7.4%
1.1%
13.7%
Tefft Middle School
SD U-46
Streamwood
Kane
7.5%
8.0%
7.1%
Smith Elementary School
Aurora West USD 129
Aurora
Kane
7.5%
7.3%
7.6%
Hall Elementary School
Aurora West USD 129
Aurora
Kane
7.5%
7.8%
7.2%
Herget Middle School
Aurora West USD 129
Aurora
Kane
7.5%
7.4%
7.6%
G. N. Dieterich Elementary School
Aurora East USD 131
Aurora
Kane
8.2%
7.6%
8.8%
Creekside Elementary
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
8.3%
4.5%
12.1%
Lincoln Elementary School
Cook County SD 130
Blue Island
Cook
8.3%
0.0%
16.7%
Lincoln Elementary School
Pontiac CCSD 429
Pontiac
Livingston
8.3%
2.8%
13.9%
Sunnydale Elementary School
SD U-46
Streamwood
Kane
8.3%
10.6%
6.0%
Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School
Aurora East USD 131
Aurora
Kane
8.4%
11.2%
5.6%
Ronald D. O. Neal
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
8.4%
3.2%
13.6%
Corron Elementary School
St Charles CUSD 303
South Elgin
Kane
8.6%
26.7%
9.6%
Hanover Countryside Elementary School
SD U-46
Streamwood
Kane
8.7%
24.3%
6.9%
McKinley Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
8.8%
7.9%
9.8%
Richmond Intermediate School
St Charles CUSD 303
Saint Charles
Kane
9.0%
8.5%
9.5%
Kimball Middle School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
9.1%
11.5%
6.7%
Cambridge Lakes Charter School
CUSD 300
Pingree Grove
Kane
9.2%
2.9%
21.2%
Nicholson Elementary School
Aurora West USD 129
Montgomery
Kane
9.2%
16.0%
2.5%
Willard Elementary School
Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40
Moline
Rock Island
9.3%
8.3%
10.3%
Abbott Middle School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
9.5%
8.8%
10.2%
McCleery Elementary School
Aurora West USD 129
Aurora
Kane
9.6%
13.3%
5.9%
Horizon Elementary School
SD U-46
Hanover Park
Kane
9.6%
9.8%
9.3%
Fox Meadow Elementary School
SD U-46
South Elgin
Kane
9.7%
5.3%
14.0%
Gary D. Wright Elementary School
CUSD 300
Hampshire
Kane
9.7%
4.4%
15.0%
Central Middle School
Evergreen Park Esd 124
Evergreen Park
Cook
9.8%
11.3%
8.4%
Lincoln Elementary School
Maywood-melrose Park-Broadview 89
Maywood
Cook
9.8%
8.2%
11.3%
Carpentersville Middle School
CUSD 300
Carpentersville
Kane
10.1%
8.5%
11.6%
Greenman Elementary School
Aurora West USD 129
Aurora
Kane
10.1%
5.4%
14.7%
Hillcrest Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
10.4%
10.0%
10.9%
Hilltop Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
10.7%
5.6%
15.8%
Lincoln Elementary School
Evanston CCSD 65
Evanston
Cook
10.8%
18.0%
3.7%
Thompson Middle School
St Charles CUSD 303
Saint Charles
Kane
11.1%
12.7%
9.5%
Mabel O. Donnell Elementary School
Aurora East USD 131
Aurora
Kane
11.4%
13.1%
9.7%
Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Esd 156
Calumet City
Cook
11.6%
12.5%
10.6%
Dundee Middle School
CUSD 300
Dundee
Kane
11.7%
18.2%
5.2%
Prairieview Elementary School
Center Cass SD 66
Downers Grove
Dupage
11.8%
9.0%
14.7%
Liberty Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Bolingbrook
Will
11.9%
8.3%
15.5%
Lincoln Elementary School
Dolton SD 148
Dolton
Cook
12.2%
19.6%
4.9%
Lincoln Elementary School
Palatine CCSD 15
Palatine
Cook
12.6%
13.3%
11.8%
Lakewood School
CUSD 300
Carpentersville
Kane
13.1%
13.8%
12.3%
Jefferson Middle School
Champaign CUSD 4
Champaign
Champaign
13.4%
9.5%
17.4%
Canton Middle School
SD U-46
Streamwood
Kane
14.2%
15.8%
12.6%
Kaneland McDole Elementary School
Kaneland CUSD 302
Montgomery
Kane
15.3%
24.7%
6.0%
Kaneland Harter Middle School
Kaneland CUSD 302
Sugar Grove
Kane
16.1%
20.3%
11.8%
Clinton Elementary School
SD U-46
South Elgin
Kane
16.4%
1.6%
31.2%
Washington Elementary School
Waukegan CUSD 60
Waukegan
Lake
17.6%
18.0%
17.2%
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy
Aurora East USD 131
Aurora
Kane
18.2%
9.1%
27.4%
Ridge Circle Elementary School
SD U-46
Streamwood
Kane
20.1%
15.0%
25.3%
Willard Elementary School
River Forest SD 90
River Forest
Cook
20.6%
3.6%
37.6%
Lincoln Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
20.9%
20.9%
20.8%
Goodwin Elementary School
Aurora West USD 129
North Aurora
Kane
22.9%
24.4%
21.4%
Spring Trail Elementary School
SD U-46
Carol Stream
Kane
23.1%
31.8%
14.3%
Western Avenue Elementary School
Flossmoor SD 161
Flossmoor
Cook
24.8%
25.1%
24.4%
Willard Elementary School
Evanston CCSD 65
Evanston
Cook
25.4%
21.0%
29.8%
Gilberts Elementary School
CUSD 300
Gilberts
Kane
26.6%
21.4%
31.8%
Washington Elementary School
Bloomington SD 87
Bloomington
McLean
26.8%
25.4%
28.2%
Lincoln Elementary School
CUSD 200
Wheaton
Dupage
29.0%
27.9%
30.1%
Washington Elementary School
Champaign CUSD 4
Champaign
Champaign
31.0%
34.1%
27.9%
Lincoln Elementary School
Marion CUSD 2
Marion
Williamson
33.0%
53.3%
12.8%
Eastview Middle School
SD U-46
Bartlett
Kane
37.7%
35.0%
40.4%

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