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Statewide test results: black students score 3.6 points higher at Wentworth Intermediate School

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At Wentworth Intermediate School, a 3.6-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 6.8-point improvement in scores between black and hispanic students. Of the 355 students enrolled in 2018, 58.6 percent were black – or 208 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 Wentworth Intermediate School composite scores for 2018, 16.9 percent of black students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 13.2 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 larger for English language arts scores and smaller for math scores.

There is a 9.1-point gap between black and hispanic students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 9.2 point improvement since 2017. In 2018, 26.5 percent of black students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 17.4 percent of hispanic students passed.

There was a 1.8-point gap between black and hispanic students' math scores in 2018: 7.2 percent of black students passed while 9 percent of hispanic students passed.

Wentworth Intermediate School's black vs. hispanic achievement gap over 4 years

Year
Composite
English language arts
Math
2015
5.0%
4.6%
5.4%
2016
3.0%
1.5%
4.5%
2017
3.2%
0.1%
6.2%
2018
3.6%
9.1%
1.8%

The achievement gap at South Suburbs schools

School
School District
City
County
Composite
English language arts
Math
Washington Elementary School
CUSD 200
Wheaton
Dupage
0.1%
5.8%
6.0%
McKinley Elementary School
South Holland SD 150
South Holland
Cook
0.1%
0.9%
1.1%
Garfield Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
0.1%
9.0%
8.7%
Brookwood Junior High School
Brookwood SD 167
Glenwood
Cook
0.3%
1.1%
1.7%
Northeast Elementary School
Evergreen Park Esd 124
Evergreen Park
Cook
0.3%
0.4%
0.2%
Sieden Prairie Elementary School
Esd 159
Matteson
Cook
0.3%
3.6%
3.0%
Caroline Sibley Elementary School
Dolton SD 149
Calumet City
Cook
0.7%
2.3%
0.9%
Roosevelt Elementary School
Chicago Heights SD 170
Chicago Heights
Cook
0.7%
1.8%
3.1%
Carol Moseley Braun School
Dolton SD 149
Calumet City
Cook
0.8%
1.9%
3.6%
Brookwood Middle School
Brookwood SD 167
Glenwood
Cook
0.8%
4.5%
3.0%
Longwood Elementary School
Indian Prairie CUSD 204
Naperville
Dupage
0.8%
2.7%
1.2%
Northwest School
Evergreen Park Esd 124
Evergreen Park
Cook
1.0%
8.7%
10.7%
Sandridge Elementary School
Sandridge SD 172
Lynwood
Cook
1.0%
4.0%
6.0%
Parker Junior High School
Flossmoor SD 161
Flossmoor
Cook
1.1%
2.5%
0.4%
Nathan Hale Primary School
Cook County SD 130
Crestwood
Cook
1.1%
4.0%
1.7%
Wolcott School
Thornton SD 154
Thornton
Cook
1.3%
7.4%
10.0%
Lincoln Elementary School
Lyons SD 103
Brookfield
Cook
1.4%
4.7%
2.0%
Brooks Middle School
Valley View CUSD 365u
Bolingbrook
Will
1.6%
0.7%
3.8%
Maya Angelou Elementary School
Harvey SD 152
Harvey
Cook
1.6%
6.5%
3.4%
Nathan Hale Elementary School
Sunnybrook SD 171
Lansing
Cook
1.6%
0.1%
3.4%
Columbus Manor Elementary School
Ridgeland SD 122
Oak Lawn
Cook
1.7%
2.3%
5.7%
Bryant Elementary School
Harvey SD 152
Harvey
Cook
1.7%
6.4%
3.0%
Southwest Elementary School
Evergreen Park Esd 124
Evergreen Park
Cook
1.7%
7.4%
10.8%
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%
Paul Revere Intermediate School
Cook County SD 130
Blue Island
Cook
1.9%
0.5%
4.2%
Nathan Hale Intermediate
Cook County SD 130
Crestwood
Cook
1.9%
3.0%
0.7%
Neil Armstrong Elementary School
Schaumburg CCSD 54
Hoffman Estates
Cook
2.0%
6.8%
10.8%
Jefferson Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
2.1%
0.5%
4.7%
Holmes Elementary School
Harvey SD 152
Harvey
Cook
2.1%
2.3%
2.0%
McKinley Junior High School
South Holland SD 150
South Holland
Cook
2.2%
5.9%
1.5%
James Hart School
Homewood SD 153
Homewood
Cook
2.3%
4.8%
0.2%
O. W. Huth Middle School
Matteson Esd 162
Matteson
Cook
2.5%
10.6%
5.5%
Orland Junior High School
Orland SD 135
Orland Park
Cook
2.5%
11.2%
6.1%
Liberty Elementary School
CUSD 300
Carpentersville
Kane
2.5%
8.7%
3.6%
Ridge Lawn Elementary School
Chicago Ridge SD 127-5
Chicago Ridge
Cook
2.5%
2.4%
2.7%
Kennedy Elementary School
Chicago Heights SD 170
Chicago Heights
Cook
2.8%
3.9%
9.5%
Greenwood Elementary School
Waukegan CUSD 60
Waukegan
Lake
2.9%
10.0%
4.3%
Washington Elementary School
Evanston CCSD 65
Evanston
Cook
3.1%
8.6%
2.4%
Lincoln School
Peoria SD 150
Peoria
Peoria
3.1%
3.8%
2.4%
Lane Elementary School
Alsip-hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126
Alsip
Cook
3.2%
0.5%
6.9%
Barack H. Obama Learning Academy
Hazel Crest SD 152-5
Markham
Cook
3.4%
0.5%
7.2%
Oak Glen Elementary School
Lansing SD 158
Lansing
Cook
3.5%
1.4%
8.3%
Lincoln Elementary School
Bellwood SD 88
Bellwood
Cook
3.5%
2.8%
4.2%
Longwood Elementary School
Brookwood SD 167
Glenwood
Cook
3.5%
0.8%
6.1%
Paul Revere Primary School
Cook County SD 130
Blue Island
Cook
3.5%
12.7%
5.7%
Wentworth Intermediate School
Calumet City SD 155
Calumet City
Cook
3.6%
9.1%
1.8%
Simmons Middle School
Ridgeland SD 122
Oak Lawn
Cook
4.1%
2.6%
5.6%
Jefferson Elementary School
Chicago Heights SD 170
Chicago Heights
Cook
4.2%
2.0%
6.3%
Roosevelt Elementary School
Maywood-melrose Park-Broadview 89
Broadview
Cook
4.3%
7.3%
1.4%
Central Junior High School
East Peoria SD 86
East Peoria
Tazewell
4.5%
1.1%
10.0%
Century Junior High School
Orland SD 135
Orland Park
Cook
4.5%
5.6%
3.5%
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School
Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
Oak Lawn
Cook
4.5%
3.8%
12.9%
Meadowview School
Country Club Hills SD 160
Country Club Hills
Cook
4.5%
4.8%
4.2%
Hamlin Upper Grade Center
Atwood Heights SD 125
Alsip
Cook
4.5%
0.0%
9.0%
Reavis Elementary School
Lansing SD 158
Lansing
Cook
4.7%
4.2%
13.6%
Arbor Park Middle School
Arbor Park SD 145
Oak Forest
Cook
4.8%
0.2%
9.5%
Hoover Elementary School
Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157
Calumet City
Cook
4.8%
6.0%
3.6%
J. Covington Elementary School
Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
Oak Lawn
Cook
4.9%
0.4%
10.2%
Christa McAuliffe School
Kirby SD 140
Tinley Park
Cook
5.0%
16.2%
26.3%
Coolidge Elementary School
Lansing SD 158
Lansing
Cook
5.0%
2.3%
7.8%
Washington-McKinley Elementary School
Chicago Heights SD 170
Chicago Heights
Cook
5.0%
6.7%
3.4%
Illinois School
Matteson Esd 162
Park Forest
Cook
5.0%
0.0%
10.1%
Indiana Elementary School
Matteson Esd 162
Park Forest
Cook
5.0%
4.6%
5.3%
W. W. Walker Elementary School
Summit SD 104
Bedford Park
Cook
5.2%
12.4%
2.1%
Alan B. Shepard Elementary School
Bourbonnais SD 53
Bourbonnais
Kankakee
5.3%
6.2%
16.9%
Colin Powell Middle School
Esd 159
Matteson
Cook
5.5%
3.4%
7.5%
Southeast Elementary School
Evergreen Park Esd 124
Evergreen Park
Cook
5.5%
1.8%
9.2%
Burnham Elementary School
Burnham SD 154-5
Burnham
Cook
5.7%
2.5%
8.8%
Rosa L. Parks Middle School
W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147
Dixmoor
Cook
5.7%
6.1%
5.2%
Whittier Elementary School
Waukegan CUSD 60
Waukegan
Lake
5.9%
8.9%
2.9%
Kellar School
Posen-robbins Esd 143-5
Robbins
Cook
6.0%
4.5%
7.5%
Schrum Memorial School
Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157
Calumet City
Cook
6.0%
4.8%
7.1%
J. M. Hannum Elementary School
Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
Oak Lawn
Cook
6.2%
6.8%
5.5%
Meadow Ridge School
Orland SD 135
Orland Park
Cook
6.2%
6.6%
5.8%
George T. Wilkins Elementary School
Indian Springs SD 109
Justice
Cook
6.2%
4.5%
7.8%
Burr Oak Elementary School
Calumet Public SD 132
Calumet Park
Cook
6.5%
7.0%
5.9%
Kolmar Elementary School
Midlothian SD 143
Midlothian
Cook
6.5%
6.3%
6.7%
Greenbriar Elementary School
Chicago Heights SD 170
Chicago Heights
Cook
6.5%
3.5%
9.6%
Burbank Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
6.7%
5.4%
7.9%
U. S. Grant Elementary School
Chicago Heights SD 170
South Chicago Heights
Cook
6.8%
1.6%
12.1%
Heritage Middle School
Sunnybrook SD 171
Lansing
Cook
6.8%
7.2%
6.3%
Coolidge Middle School
South Holland SD 151
Phoenix
Cook
6.9%
4.3%
9.5%
Lincoln Elementary School
Jacksonville SD 117
Jacksonville
Morgan
7.0%
14.1%
0.0%
Central Middle School
CCSD 146
Tinley Park
Cook
7.2%
9.3%
5.1%
Everett F. Kerr Middle School
Cook County SD 130
Blue Island
Cook
7.3%
8.1%
6.6%
Gordon School
Posen-robbins Esd 143-5
Posen
Cook
7.3%
0.5%
15.2%
Lincoln Elementary School
SD U-46
Hoffman Estates
Kane
7.4%
1.1%
13.7%
Brooks Middle School
Harvey SD 152
Harvey
Cook
7.5%
7.8%
7.3%
Elden D. Finley Junior High School
Chicago Ridge SD 127-5
Chicago Ridge
Cook
7.5%
8.2%
6.7%
Rickover Junior High School
CCSD 168
Sauk Village
Cook
7.7%
10.3%
5.0%
Winston Churchill School
Homewood SD 153
Homewood
Cook
7.8%
1.7%
13.9%
Glen Oaks Elementary School
North Palos SD 117
Hickory Hills
Cook
7.8%
13.1%
2.4%
Wentworth Junior High School
Calumet City SD 155
Calumet City
Cook
7.9%
6.6%
9.2%
Central Park Elementary School
Midlothian SD 143
Midlothian
Cook
8.0%
7.1%
8.9%
Liberty Elementary School
Orland SD 135
Orland Park
Cook
8.1%
3.1%
13.0%
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%
Roosevelt Elementary School
Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40
Moline
Rock Island
8.3%
8.3%
8.3%
Willow Springs Elementary School
Willow Springs SD 108
Willow Springs
Cook
8.4%
5.5%
11.4%
Posen Elementary School
Posen-robbins Esd 143-5
Posen
Cook
8.4%
7.9%
9.0%
Nathan Hale Middle School
Cook County SD 130
Crestwood
Cook
8.4%
11.9%
5.0%
Whittier Elementary School
Cook County SD 130
Blue Island
Cook
8.6%
16.7%
0.4%
Wilson Elementary School
Chicago Heights SD 170
Chicago Heights
Cook
8.6%
10.2%
6.9%
Michelle Obama School of Technology And The Arts
Park Forest SD 163
Park Forest
Cook
8.7%
9.1%
8.2%
McKinley Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
8.8%
7.9%
9.8%
Hazelgreen Elementary School
Alsip-hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126
Alsip
Cook
8.9%
7.0%
10.9%
McKinley Elementary School
Bellwood SD 88
Bellwood
Cook
9.7%
12.4%
6.9%
Meadow Lane School
Atwood Heights SD 125
Merrionette Park
Cook
9.7%
10.4%
9.0%
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%
Ernest F. Kolb Elementary School
Ridgeland SD 122
Oak Lawn
Cook
10.3%
8.5%
12.1%
Calumet Elementary School
Calumet Public SD 132
Calumet Park
Cook
10.5%
11.9%
9.1%
Veterans Memorial Middle School
Cook County SD 130
Blue Island
Cook
10.6%
11.7%
9.4%
Lincoln Elementary School
Evanston CCSD 65
Evanston
Cook
10.8%
18.0%
3.7%
Garfield Elementary School
Chicago Heights SD 170
Chicago Heights
Cook
10.8%
10.5%
11.1%
High Point Elementary School
Orland SD 135
Orland Park
Cook
10.9%
0.4%
22.3%
Kerkstra Elementary School
Forest Ridge SD 142
Oak Forest
Cook
11.2%
5.7%
16.8%
Prairie-Hills Junior High School
Prairie-Hills Esd 144
Markham
Cook
11.2%
10.4%
11.9%
Sandburg Elementary School
Harvey SD 152
Harvey
Cook
11.2%
14.3%
36.6%
H. H. Conrady Junior High School
North Palos SD 117
Hickory Hills
Cook
11.2%
8.0%
14.3%
Memorial Junior High School
Lansing SD 158
Lansing
Cook
11.3%
11.4%
11.2%
Strassburg Elementary
CCSD 168
Sauk Village
Cook
11.3%
13.5%
9.2%
Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Esd 156
Calumet City
Cook
11.6%
12.5%
10.6%
Bridgeview Elementary School
Indian Springs SD 109
Bridgeview
Cook
11.7%
12.2%
11.1%
Fieldcrest Elementary School
Prairie-Hills Esd 144
Oak Forest
Cook
11.8%
5.6%
18.1%
Liberty Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Bolingbrook
Will
11.9%
8.3%
15.5%
Heritage Middle School
Summit SD 104
Summit
Cook
12.1%
17.3%
6.9%
Lincoln Elementary School
Dolton SD 148
Dolton
Cook
12.2%
19.6%
4.9%
Arnold W. Kruse Education Center
CCSD 146
Orland Park
Cook
12.4%
2.2%
27.1%
Lincoln Elementary School
Palatine CCSD 15
Palatine
Cook
12.6%
13.3%
11.8%
Jerling Junior High School
Orland SD 135
Orland Park
Cook
12.6%
11.3%
13.8%
Lee R. Foster Elementary School
Forest Ridge SD 142
Oak Forest
Cook
12.7%
13.0%
12.4%
Jesse C. White Learning Academy
Hazel Crest SD 152-5
Hazel Crest
Cook
12.9%
15.1%
10.7%
Prairie Junior High School
Alsip-hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126
Alsip
Cook
13.1%
9.9%
16.3%
Scarlet Oak Elementary School
Arbor Park SD 145
Oak Forest
Cook
13.4%
17.9%
8.9%
Martin L. King Elementary School
W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147
Dixmoor
Cook
13.8%
16.4%
11.3%
Bert H. Fulton School
CCSD 146
Tinley Park
Cook
13.9%
15.5%
12.4%
Heritage Middle School
Berwyn South SD 100
Berwyn
Cook
13.9%
19.6%
8.2%
Garfield Elementary School
Maywood-melrose Park-Broadview 89
Maywood
Cook
13.9%
16.7%
11.1%
Jefferson Elementary School
Charleston CUSD 1
Charleston
Coles
14.1%
19.7%
8.4%
Whittier Elementary School
Oak Park Esd 97
Oak Park
Cook
14.2%
17.8%
10.6%
Ridge Central Elementary School
Chicago Ridge SD 127-5
Chicago Ridge
Cook
14.3%
9.9%
18.7%
Millennium Elementary School
Kirby SD 140
Tinley Park
Cook
15.3%
15.6%
15.0%
Barack Obama School of Leadership And Stem
Park Forest SD 163
Chicago Heights
Cook
16.0%
19.1%
12.9%
Geo T. Wilkins Junior High School
Indian Springs SD 109
Justice
Cook
16.0%
11.2%
20.8%
Jack Hille Middle School
Forest Ridge SD 142
Oak Forest
Cook
16.1%
14.7%
17.5%
Springfield Elementary School
Midlothian SD 143
Midlothian
Cook
16.1%
8.9%
23.2%
Hickory Bend Elementary School
Brookwood SD 167
Glenwood
Cook
16.2%
20.6%
11.9%
Sward Elementary School
Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
Oak Lawn
Cook
16.5%
9.3%
23.7%
Liberty Junior High School
Burbank SD 111
Burbank
Cook
16.6%
17.0%
16.1%
Mae Jemison School
Prairie-Hills Esd 144
Hazel Crest
Cook
16.6%
20.8%
12.5%
Stony Creek Elementary School
Alsip-hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126
Alsip
Cook
16.9%
20.2%
13.6%
Jefferson Elementary School
Berwyn North SD 98
Berwyn
Cook
17.4%
19.7%
15.0%
George Washington Elementary School
Cook County SD 130
Alsip
Cook
17.5%
13.0%
22.0%
Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
Ford Heights SD 169
Ford Heights
Cook
17.6%
7.9%
27.3%
Washington Elementary School
Waukegan CUSD 60
Waukegan
Lake
17.6%
18.0%
17.2%
Whittier Elementary School
Harvey SD 152
Harvey
Cook
17.6%
16.9%
18.4%
Robina Lyle Elementary School
Indian Springs SD 109
Bridgeview
Cook
17.9%
20.5%
15.4%
Kolmar Avenue Elementary School
Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
Oak Lawn
Cook
18.8%
18.8%
18.8%
Serena Hills Elementary School
Flossmoor SD 161
Chicago Heights
Cook
18.8%
11.5%
26.0%
Hale Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
19.2%
22.2%
16.2%
Markham Park Elementary School
Prairie-Hills Esd 144
Markham
Cook
20.4%
19.0%
21.7%
Virgil I. Grissom Middle School
Kirby SD 140
Tinley Park
Cook
20.6%
21.8%
19.4%
Lincoln Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
20.9%
20.9%
20.8%
Frank A. Brodnicki Elementary School
Indian Springs SD 109
Justice
Cook
21.6%
23.0%
20.2%
Western Avenue Elementary School
Flossmoor SD 161
Flossmoor
Cook
24.8%
25.1%
24.4%
Sauk Elementary School
Matteson Esd 162
Richton Park
Cook
24.8%
21.0%
28.5%
Liberty Elementary School
SD U-46
Bartlett
Kane
25.8%
11.6%
40.0%
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%
Central Junior High School
Belleville SD 118
Belleville
Saint Clair
29.4%
31.0%
27.7%
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%
Meadowview School
Grayslake CCSD 46
Grayslake
Lake
37.5%
29.2%
45.9%
Whittier Elementary School
CUSD 200
Wheaton
Dupage
52.9%
42.9%
62.9%

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