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Statewide test results: low-income students score 6.4 points lower at Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman

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At Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman, a 6.4-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018, according to end-of-year assessments reported in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The achievement gap shows an 24.5-point improvement in scores between low-income and non-low-income students. Of the 189 students enrolled in 2018, 63.5 percent were low-income – or 120 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 Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman composite scores for 2018, 64.5 percent of low-income students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 70.8 percent of non-low-income 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 2.9-point gap between low-income and non-low-income students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 23.6 point decline since 2017. In 2018, 76.3 percent of low-income students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 79.2 percent of non-low-income students passed.

There was a 9.9-point gap between low-income and non-low-income students' math scores in 2018: 52.6 percent of low-income students passed while 62.5 percent of non-low-income students passed.

Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman's income level achievement gap over 4 years

Year
Composite
English language arts
Math
2015
16.0%
15.9%
16.1%
2016
29.5%
24.1%
34.8%
2017
30.9%
26.5%
35.3%
2018
6.4%
2.9%
9.9%

The achievement gap at Kankakee County schools

School
School District
City
County
Composite
English language arts
Math
Je-Neir Elementary School
Momence CUSD 1
Momence
Kankakee
6.3%
1.8%
10.9%
Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman
Iroquois West CUSD 10
Gilman
Iroquois
6.4%
2.9%
9.9%
Shabbona Elementary School
Bourbonnais SD 53
Bourbonnais
Kankakee
7.8%
6.9%
8.8%
Lorenzo R. Smith Elementary School
Pembroke CCSD 259
Hopkins Park
Kankakee
11.2%
8.0%
14.4%
Smith Elementary School
Aurora West USD 129
Aurora
Kane
11.8%
13.7%
9.9%
Bradley Central Middle School
Bradley SD 61
Bradley
Kankakee
12.2%
13.3%
11.1%
John L. Nash Middle School
Central CUSD 4
Clifton
Iroquois
12.2%
15.3%
9.0%
Limestone Middle School
Herscher CUSD 2
Kankakee
Kankakee
13.8%
13.8%
13.8%
Lincoln Cultural Center - Montessori Elementary
Kankakee SD 111
Kankakee
Kankakee
13.8%
13.5%
14.2%
King Middle Grade School
Kankakee SD 111
Kankakee
Kankakee
14.8%
13.8%
15.7%
Alan B. Shepard Elementary School
Bourbonnais SD 53
Bourbonnais
Kankakee
14.9%
12.2%
17.7%
St. Anne Elementary School
St Anne CCSD 256
Saint Anne
Kankakee
15.5%
13.6%
17.4%
Iroquois West Elementary School / Thawville
Iroquois West CUSD 10
Thawville
Iroquois
15.9%
13.1%
18.7%
Grant Park Elementary School
Grant Park CUSD 6
Grant Park
Kankakee
16.3%
21.5%
11.1%
John Kennedy Middle Grade School
Kankakee SD 111
Kankakee
Kankakee
16.6%
18.5%
14.6%
Herscher Intermediate School
Herscher CUSD 2
Herscher
Kankakee
17.4%
23.7%
11.1%
Manteno Middle School
Manteno CUSD 5
Manteno
Kankakee
18.1%
20.1%
16.0%
St. George Elementary School
St George CCSD 258
Bourbonnais
Kankakee
18.3%
16.0%
20.6%
Donovan Junior High School
Donovan CUSD 3
Donovan
Iroquois
18.4%
25.5%
11.4%
Edison Primary School
Kankakee SD 111
Kankakee
Kankakee
19.9%
11.7%
28.1%
Momence Junior High School
Momence CUSD 1
Momence
Kankakee
20.3%
15.2%
25.4%
Wanda Kendall Elementary School
Iroquois County CUSD 9
Watseka
Iroquois
21.4%
23.6%
19.3%
Kankakee Junior High School
Kankakee SD 111
Kankakee
Kankakee
21.9%
25.0%
18.7%
Manteno Elementary School
Manteno CUSD 5
Manteno
Kankakee
23.0%
20.6%
25.4%
Milford Grade School West Campus
Milford Area Public Schools District 124
Milford
Iroquois
23.4%
22.3%
24.4%
Cissna Park Junior High School
Cissna Park CUSD 6
Cissna Park
Iroquois
23.8%
35.4%
12.1%
Glenn Raymond Middle School
Iroquois County CUSD 9
Watseka
Iroquois
23.8%
23.0%
24.5%
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center
Bourbonnais SD 53
Bourbonnais
Kankakee
23.9%
23.5%
24.4%
Crescent City Grade School
Crescent Iroquois CUSD 249
Crescent City
Iroquois
25.3%
23.6%
27.0%
Liberty Intermediate School
Bourbonnais SD 53
Bourbonnais
Kankakee
25.7%
24.8%
26.6%
Chebanse Elementary School
Central CUSD 4
Chebanse
Iroquois
26.0%
30.0%
22.0%
Noel Levasseur Elementary School
Bourbonnais SD 53
Bourbonnais
Kankakee
26.8%
27.1%
26.5%
Donovan Elementary School
Donovan CUSD 3
Donovan
Iroquois
28.5%
22.3%
34.7%
Woodland Elementary School
Edwardsville CUSD 7
Edwardsville
Madison
30.2%
26.3%
34.2%

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