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Statewide test results: male students score 2.6 points lower at Lorenzo R. Smith Elementary School

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At Lorenzo R. Smith Elementary School, a 2.6-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018, according to end-of-year assessments reported in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The achievement gap shows an 0.6-point improvement in scores between male and female 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 Lorenzo R. Smith Elementary School composite scores for 2018, 13.8 percent of male students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 16.4 percent of female 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 7.5-point gap between male and female students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 7.5 point decline since 2017. In 2018, 13.8 percent of male students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 21.3 percent of female students passed.

There was a 2.3-point gap between male and female students' math scores in 2018: 13.8 percent of male students passed while 11.5 percent of female students passed.

Lorenzo R. Smith Elementary School's gender achievement gap over 4 years

Year
Composite
English language arts
Math
2015
0.1%
1.9%
1.7%
2016
0.5%
3.7%
2.7%
2017
3.2%
15.0%
8.6%
2018
2.6%
7.5%
2.3%

The achievement gap at Kankakee County schools

School
School District
City
County
Composite
English language arts
Math
Herscher Intermediate School
Herscher CUSD 2
Herscher
Kankakee
0.2%
10.9%
10.4%
Milford Grade School West Campus
Milford Area Public Schools District 124
Milford
Iroquois
0.4%
10.1%
9.3%
Iroquois West Elementary School / Thawville
Iroquois West CUSD 10
Thawville
Iroquois
0.8%
15.2%
13.6%
John Kennedy Middle Grade School
Kankakee SD 111
Kankakee
Kankakee
1.9%
7.7%
3.9%
Cissna Park Elementary School
Cissna Park CUSD 6
Cissna Park
Iroquois
2.1%
18.5%
14.2%
Lorenzo R. Smith Elementary School
Pembroke CCSD 259
Hopkins Park
Kankakee
2.6%
7.5%
2.3%
St. Anne Elementary School
St Anne CCSD 256
Saint Anne
Kankakee
3.3%
8.8%
2.2%
Alan B. Shepard Elementary School
Bourbonnais SD 53
Bourbonnais
Kankakee
3.6%
2.6%
4.6%
Shabbona Elementary School
Bourbonnais SD 53
Bourbonnais
Kankakee
4.7%
13.8%
4.4%
Kankakee Junior High School
Kankakee SD 111
Kankakee
Kankakee
4.8%
9.0%
0.7%
Smith Elementary School
Aurora West USD 129
Aurora
Kane
5.0%
9.5%
0.5%
Steuben Elementary School
Kankakee SD 111
Kankakee
Kankakee
5.3%
6.9%
3.7%
Manteno Elementary School
Manteno CUSD 5
Manteno
Kankakee
5.8%
15.5%
4.0%
Edison Primary School
Kankakee SD 111
Kankakee
Kankakee
6.1%
9.1%
3.1%
Je-Neir Elementary School
Momence CUSD 1
Momence
Kankakee
6.5%
16.7%
3.6%
King Middle Grade School
Kankakee SD 111
Kankakee
Kankakee
7.0%
11.2%
2.9%
Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman
Iroquois West CUSD 10
Gilman
Iroquois
7.0%
8.0%
6.0%
St. George Elementary School
St George CCSD 258
Bourbonnais
Kankakee
7.2%
16.1%
1.6%
John L. Nash Middle School
Central CUSD 4
Clifton
Iroquois
7.8%
10.5%
5.1%
Donovan Junior High School
Donovan CUSD 3
Donovan
Iroquois
8.0%
6.1%
22.0%
Woodland Elementary School
Edwardsville CUSD 7
Edwardsville
Madison
8.2%
13.1%
3.2%
Bradley Central Middle School
Bradley SD 61
Bradley
Kankakee
8.3%
12.4%
4.3%
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center
Bourbonnais SD 53
Bourbonnais
Kankakee
8.9%
14.8%
3.1%
Lincoln Cultural Center - Montessori Elementary
Kankakee SD 111
Kankakee
Kankakee
9.2%
12.5%
6.0%
Manteno Middle School
Manteno CUSD 5
Manteno
Kankakee
9.2%
20.8%
2.4%
Noel Levasseur Elementary School
Bourbonnais SD 53
Bourbonnais
Kankakee
10.4%
22.8%
2.0%
Glenn Raymond Middle School
Iroquois County CUSD 9
Watseka
Iroquois
11.4%
19.0%
3.8%
Donovan Elementary School
Donovan CUSD 3
Donovan
Iroquois
12.0%
10.2%
13.8%
Chebanse Elementary School
Central CUSD 4
Chebanse
Iroquois
12.5%
22.6%
2.4%
Grant Park Elementary School
Grant Park CUSD 6
Grant Park
Kankakee
13.7%
19.7%
7.6%
Momence Junior High School
Momence CUSD 1
Momence
Kankakee
14.9%
16.0%
13.8%
Wanda Kendall Elementary School
Iroquois County CUSD 9
Watseka
Iroquois
15.6%
23.0%
8.2%
Liberty Intermediate School
Bourbonnais SD 53
Bourbonnais
Kankakee
16.7%
21.6%
11.8%
Crescent City Grade School
Crescent Iroquois CUSD 249
Crescent City
Iroquois
17.1%
18.7%
15.5%
Limestone Middle School
Herscher CUSD 2
Kankakee
Kankakee
17.4%
24.6%
10.3%
Cissna Park Junior High School
Cissna Park CUSD 6
Cissna Park
Iroquois
19.7%
34.5%
4.9%
Taft Primary School
Kankakee SD 111
Kankakee
Kankakee
22.1%
27.3%
17.0%

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