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Statewide test results: white students score 5 points higher at Palos South Middle School

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At Palos South Middle School, a 5-point achievement gap persisted between white and hispanic students in 2018, according to end-of-year assessments reported in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The achievement gap shows an 1.2-point improvement in scores between white and hispanic students. Of the 706 students enrolled in 2018, 79.2 percent were white – or 559 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 Palos South Middle School composite scores for 2018, 43.2 percent of white students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 38.1 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 2.8-point gap between white and hispanic students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 3.7 point improvement since 2017. In 2018, 48.8 percent of white students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 46 percent of hispanic students passed.

There was a 7.3-point gap between white and hispanic students' math scores in 2018: 37.6 percent of white students passed while 30.3 percent of hispanic students passed.

Palos South Middle School's white vs. hispanic achievement gap over 4 years

Year
Composite
English language arts
Math
2015
16.4%
12.0%
20.9%
2016
6.4%
9.5%
3.2%
2017
3.8%
0.9%
8.6%
2018
5.0%
2.8%
7.3%

The achievement gap at South Suburbs schools

School
School District
City
County
Composite
English language arts
Math
Richard Byrd Elementary School
Burbank SD 111
Burbank
Cook
0.2%
0.4%
0.1%
Elden D. Finley Junior High School
Chicago Ridge SD 127-5
Chicago Ridge
Cook
0.2%
0.7%
0.2%
Fernway Park Elementary School
Kirby SD 140
Orland Park
Cook
0.3%
10.6%
11.3%
Sandridge Elementary School
Sandridge SD 172
Lynwood
Cook
0.5%
5.8%
4.9%
Highlands Elementary School
Lagrange Highlands SD 106
La Grange Highlands
Cook
0.5%
2.3%
1.3%
Central Junior High School
Belleville SD 118
Belleville
Saint Clair
0.6%
4.8%
5.9%
Lane Elementary School
Alsip-hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126
Alsip
Cook
0.6%
1.2%
0.0%
Hometown Elementary School
Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
Hometown
Cook
0.6%
8.6%
7.4%
Coolidge Elementary School
Lansing SD 158
Lansing
Cook
0.7%
0.1%
1.4%
Sauk Elementary School
Matteson Esd 162
Richton Park
Cook
0.8%
11.7%
13.4%
Kolmar Elementary School
Midlothian SD 143
Midlothian
Cook
1.1%
1.6%
3.7%
Oak Glen Elementary School
Lansing SD 158
Lansing
Cook
1.3%
1.3%
3.9%
Liberty Elementary School
SD U-46
Bartlett
Kane
1.4%
0.1%
2.8%
Everett F. Kerr Middle School
Cook County SD 130
Blue Island
Cook
1.4%
4.9%
2.2%
Ridge Central Elementary School
Chicago Ridge SD 127-5
Chicago Ridge
Cook
1.9%
2.1%
1.8%
Harry E. Fry School
Burbank SD 111
Burbank
Cook
2.1%
5.5%
1.3%
Jefferson Elementary School
Charleston CUSD 1
Charleston
Coles
2.2%
0.3%
4.8%
Springfield Elementary School
Midlothian SD 143
Midlothian
Cook
2.3%
9.1%
13.7%
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
Cicero SD 99
Cicero
Cook
2.5%
1.9%
3.2%
Scarlet Oak Elementary School
Arbor Park SD 145
Oak Forest
Cook
2.5%
4.0%
1.1%
Virgil I. Grissom Middle School
Kirby SD 140
Tinley Park
Cook
2.5%
1.1%
3.8%
Ridge Lawn Elementary School
Chicago Ridge SD 127-5
Chicago Ridge
Cook
2.8%
3.4%
2.1%
Whittier Elementary School
Cook County SD 130
Blue Island
Cook
2.9%
10.1%
4.4%
Lincoln Elementary School
Marion CUSD 2
Marion
Williamson
2.9%
17.9%
12.2%
Nathan Hale Middle School
Cook County SD 130
Crestwood
Cook
2.9%
2.3%
3.5%
Prairie-Hills Junior High School
Prairie-Hills Esd 144
Markham
Cook
3.0%
1.4%
4.7%
Luther Burbank Elementary School
Burbank SD 111
Burbank
Cook
3.2%
5.0%
1.5%
Maddock Elementary School
Burbank SD 111
Burbank
Cook
3.2%
2.0%
4.4%
Rickover Junior High School
CCSD 168
Sauk Village
Cook
3.4%
13.9%
7.1%
Highlands Elementary School
Naperville CUSD 203
Naperville
Dupage
3.4%
9.5%
2.7%
Simmons Middle School
Ridgeland SD 122
Oak Lawn
Cook
3.5%
0.4%
6.5%
Liberty Junior High School
Burbank SD 111
Burbank
Cook
3.9%
1.4%
6.4%
Lincoln School
Peoria SD 150
Peoria
Peoria
4.0%
3.3%
4.7%
George Washington Elementary School
Cook County SD 130
Alsip
Cook
4.0%
6.0%
14.0%
Washington Elementary School
Schiller Park SD 81
Schiller Park
Cook
4.2%
3.8%
12.3%
Central Park Elementary School
Midlothian SD 143
Midlothian
Cook
4.3%
3.6%
5.0%
Bridgeview Elementary School
Indian Springs SD 109
Bridgeview
Cook
4.4%
3.0%
11.8%
Ernest F. Kolb Elementary School
Ridgeland SD 122
Oak Lawn
Cook
4.4%
0.6%
8.2%
Lincoln Elementary School
Ottawa Esd 141
Ottawa
La Salle
4.6%
2.8%
6.4%
Roosevelt Elementary School
Chicago Heights SD 170
Chicago Heights
Cook
4.6%
2.2%
7.0%
Christa McAuliffe School
Kirby SD 140
Tinley Park
Cook
4.7%
7.8%
1.6%
Palos West Elementary School
Palos CCSD 118
Palos Park
Cook
4.7%
0.2%
9.1%
Heritage Middle School
Summit SD 104
Summit
Cook
4.8%
1.6%
8.0%
Palos South Middle School
Palos CCSD 118
Palos Park
Cook
5.0%
2.8%
7.3%
Memorial Elementary School
CCSD 146
Tinley Park
Cook
5.3%
3.2%
7.4%
Prairie Elementary School
Naperville CUSD 203
Naperville
Dupage
5.5%
10.7%
0.3%
Heritage Middle School
Sunnybrook SD 171
Lansing
Cook
5.5%
8.1%
2.8%
Worthwoods Elementary School
Worth SD 127
Worth
Cook
5.7%
0.8%
10.6%
Hazelgreen Elementary School
Alsip-hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126
Alsip
Cook
5.7%
0.3%
11.7%
Colin Powell Middle School
Esd 159
Matteson
Cook
5.8%
1.7%
10.0%
Washington Elementary School
Pontiac CCSD 429
Pontiac
Livingston
5.8%
10.7%
0.8%
Strassburg Elementary
CCSD 168
Sauk Village
Cook
5.8%
4.3%
7.3%
McKinley Elementary School
Ottawa Esd 141
Ottawa
La Salle
6.0%
2.7%
14.6%
Stony Creek Elementary School
Alsip-hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126
Alsip
Cook
6.4%
0.6%
12.2%
Prairie Junior High School
Alsip-hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126
Alsip
Cook
6.5%
7.2%
5.8%
Memorial Junior High School
Lansing SD 158
Lansing
Cook
6.5%
4.8%
8.3%
Greenbriar Elementary School
Chicago Heights SD 170
Chicago Heights
Cook
6.5%
1.3%
14.3%
Dr. Donald Wharton Elementary School
Summit SD 104
Summit
Cook
6.6%
15.1%
1.9%
Lee R. Foster Elementary School
Forest Ridge SD 142
Oak Forest
Cook
6.8%
1.7%
12.0%
Whittier Elementary School
CUSD 200
Wheaton
Dupage
7.0%
16.9%
2.8%
Lincoln Elementary School
Sterling CUSD 5
Sterling
Whiteside
7.0%
5.5%
8.5%
George T. Wilkins Elementary School
Indian Springs SD 109
Justice
Cook
7.0%
3.8%
10.3%
Jack Hille Middle School
Forest Ridge SD 142
Oak Forest
Cook
7.1%
8.1%
6.1%
Serena Hills Elementary School
Flossmoor SD 161
Chicago Heights
Cook
7.1%
11.9%
2.3%
Barack Obama School of Leadership And Stem
Park Forest SD 163
Chicago Heights
Cook
7.2%
9.5%
5.0%
Veterans Memorial Middle School
Cook County SD 130
Blue Island
Cook
7.3%
6.5%
8.2%
Worth Junior High School
Worth SD 127
Worth
Cook
7.4%
6.8%
8.0%
Alan B. Shepard Elementary School
Bourbonnais SD 53
Bourbonnais
Kankakee
7.6%
10.3%
4.9%
Lincoln Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
7.7%
5.1%
10.2%
Columbus Manor Elementary School
Ridgeland SD 122
Oak Lawn
Cook
8.0%
9.5%
6.4%
Walsh Elementary School
Summit SD 104
Summit
Cook
8.0%
19.9%
3.9%
Central Middle School
CCSD 146
Tinley Park
Cook
8.1%
7.9%
8.2%
Burbank Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
8.2%
15.7%
0.8%
Lincoln Elementary School
Rochelle CCSD 231
Rochelle
Ogle
8.2%
5.1%
11.2%
Robina Lyle Elementary School
Indian Springs SD 109
Bridgeview
Cook
8.3%
2.9%
13.7%
Greenwood Elementary School
Woodstock CUSD 200
Woodstock
McHenry
8.4%
3.5%
20.3%
F. B. McCord Elementary School
Burbank SD 111
Burbank
Cook
8.5%
1.7%
15.3%
Lincoln Elementary School
River Forest SD 90
River Forest
Cook
8.7%
1.4%
15.9%
Lincoln Elementary School
Oglesby Esd 125
Oglesby
La Salle
8.9%
16.8%
1.0%
Jefferson Elementary School
Ottawa Esd 141
Ottawa
La Salle
8.9%
11.2%
6.6%
Nathan Hale Intermediate
Cook County SD 130
Crestwood
Cook
9.1%
6.9%
11.3%
Geo T. Wilkins Junior High School
Indian Springs SD 109
Justice
Cook
9.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Franklin Elementary School
Park Ridge CCSD 64
Park Ridge
Cook
9.4%
10.4%
8.5%
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School
Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
Oak Lawn
Cook
9.9%
9.6%
10.2%
Wolcott School
Thornton SD 154
Thornton
Cook
9.9%
17.4%
2.4%
Lincoln Elementary School
Elmhurst SD 205
Elmhurst
Dupage
9.9%
11.0%
8.9%
Jefferson Elementary School
Elmhurst SD 205
Elmhurst
Dupage
10.1%
0.3%
19.9%
Lincoln Elementary School
Pontiac CCSD 429
Pontiac
Livingston
10.2%
8.9%
11.6%
Michelle Obama School of Technology And The Arts
Park Forest SD 163
Park Forest
Cook
10.3%
7.4%
13.3%
Lincoln Elementary School
East Peoria SD 86
East Peoria
Tazewell
10.6%
12.7%
8.5%
Brookwood Middle School
Brookwood SD 167
Glenwood
Cook
10.8%
7.8%
13.9%
Kerkstra Elementary School
Forest Ridge SD 142
Oak Forest
Cook
11.4%
14.5%
8.4%
Walter F. Fierke Education Center
CCSD 146
Oak Forest
Cook
11.6%
0.8%
23.9%
Prairie View Middle School
Kirby SD 140
Tinley Park
Cook
11.7%
15.4%
7.9%
Meadowview School
Grayslake CCSD 46
Grayslake
Lake
11.7%
2.1%
21.2%
Roosevelt Elementary School
Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40
Moline
Rock Island
11.7%
7.9%
15.5%
Meadow Ridge School
Orland SD 135
Orland Park
Cook
11.8%
11.7%
12.0%
Edward J. Tobin Elementary School
Burbank SD 111
Burbank
Cook
11.8%
9.1%
14.6%
Frank A. Brodnicki Elementary School
Indian Springs SD 109
Justice
Cook
11.9%
8.5%
15.4%
Millennium Elementary School
Kirby SD 140
Tinley Park
Cook
11.9%
5.9%
17.9%
Harnew Elementary School
Ridgeland SD 122
Oak Lawn
Cook
12.1%
5.5%
18.6%
Meadow Lane School
Atwood Heights SD 125
Merrionette Park
Cook
12.2%
9.4%
14.9%
H. H. Conrady Junior High School
North Palos SD 117
Hickory Hills
Cook
12.2%
10.1%
14.2%
Southwest Elementary School
Evergreen Park Esd 124
Evergreen Park
Cook
12.5%
8.1%
16.9%
Southeast Elementary School
Sycamore CUSD 427
Sycamore
Dekalb
12.7%
4.1%
21.3%
Fieldcrest Elementary School
Prairie-Hills Esd 144
Oak Forest
Cook
12.9%
14.2%
11.7%
Pleasantdale Middle School
Pleasantdale SD 107
Burr Ridge
Cook
12.9%
14.0%
11.9%
Blackhawk Elementary School
County Of Winnebago SD 320
South Beloit
Winnebago
13.3%
15.3%
11.4%
J. Covington Elementary School
Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
Oak Lawn
Cook
13.3%
14.8%
11.9%
Hamlin Upper Grade Center
Atwood Heights SD 125
Alsip
Cook
13.3%
10.9%
15.8%
Washington Elementary School
Bloomington SD 87
Bloomington
McLean
13.6%
10.9%
16.2%
Liberty Elementary School
Orland SD 135
Orland Park
Cook
13.8%
15.6%
11.9%
U. S. Grant Elementary School
Chicago Heights SD 170
South Chicago Heights
Cook
14.0%
7.6%
20.4%
Jefferson Elementary School
Dixon USD 170
Dixon
Lee
14.0%
17.5%
10.5%
Washington Elementary School
Oglesby Esd 125
Oglesby
La Salle
14.2%
11.6%
16.7%
Lincoln Elementary School
Mendota CCSD 289
Mendota
La Salle
14.2%
15.5%
12.9%
Hale Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
14.2%
13.1%
15.2%
Worth Elementary School
Worth SD 127
Worth
Cook
14.3%
11.6%
17.1%
Palos East Elementary School
Palos CCSD 118
Palos Heights
Cook
14.3%
9.1%
19.5%
Washington Elementary School
Sterling CUSD 5
Sterling
Whiteside
14.4%
16.8%
12.1%
W. W. Walker Elementary School
Summit SD 104
Bedford Park
Cook
14.6%
11.9%
17.2%
Whittier Elementary School
Downers Grove Gsd 58
Downers Grove
Dupage
14.7%
6.5%
22.8%
J. B. Kennedy Elementary School
Burbank SD 111
Burbank
Cook
14.7%
11.9%
17.5%
Arbor Park Middle School
Arbor Park SD 145
Oak Forest
Cook
14.7%
20.1%
9.2%
Western Avenue Elementary School
Flossmoor SD 161
Flossmoor
Cook
14.8%
13.0%
16.5%
Sward Elementary School
Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
Oak Lawn
Cook
14.8%
6.8%
22.7%
Lincoln Elementary School
Belvidere CUSD 100
Belvidere
Boone
15.1%
11.3%
18.8%
Lincoln Elementary School
Princeton Esd 115
Princeton
Bureau
15.4%
20.6%
10.3%
Washington Elementary School
East Maine SD 63
Glenview
Cook
15.8%
16.7%
14.9%
Century Junior High School
Orland SD 135
Orland Park
Cook
16.9%
13.3%
20.5%
Lincoln Elementary School
Jacksonville SD 117
Jacksonville
Morgan
16.9%
11.7%
22.1%
J. M. Hannum Elementary School
Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
Oak Lawn
Cook
17.1%
12.1%
22.0%
Glen Oaks Elementary School
North Palos SD 117
Hickory Hills
Cook
17.1%
12.9%
21.2%
Whittier Elementary School
Oak Park Esd 97
Oak Park
Cook
17.2%
12.8%
21.7%
Independence Junior High School
Palos Heights SD 128
Palos Heights
Cook
17.2%
16.2%
18.2%
Central Middle School
Evergreen Park Esd 124
Evergreen Park
Cook
17.4%
13.3%
21.4%
High Point Elementary School
Orland SD 135
Orland Park
Cook
17.4%
11.9%
22.9%
Reavis Elementary School
Lansing SD 158
Lansing
Cook
17.5%
21.0%
14.0%
Central Middle School
Central CUSD 301
Burlington
Kane
17.9%
13.4%
22.3%
Willow Springs Elementary School
Willow Springs SD 108
Willow Springs
Cook
17.9%
16.1%
19.8%
Jerling Junior High School
Orland SD 135
Orland Park
Cook
17.9%
18.2%
17.5%
Central Junior High School
East Peoria SD 86
East Peoria
Tazewell
18.3%
23.2%
13.4%
Lincoln Elementary School
CUSD 200
Wheaton
Dupage
18.6%
22.6%
14.6%
Orland Junior High School
Orland SD 135
Orland Park
Cook
18.8%
19.8%
17.7%
McKinley Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
18.9%
19.9%
18.0%
Neil Armstrong Elementary School
Schaumburg CCSD 54
Hoffman Estates
Cook
19.0%
19.0%
19.0%
Liberty Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Bolingbrook
Will
19.2%
16.9%
21.5%
Lincoln Elementary School
Lyons SD 103
Brookfield
Cook
19.4%
21.1%
17.8%
Centennial School
SD U-46
Bartlett
Kane
19.6%
18.0%
21.3%
Southeast Elementary School
Evergreen Park Esd 124
Evergreen Park
Cook
19.6%
18.8%
20.4%
John A. Bannes Elementary School
Kirby SD 140
Tinley Park
Cook
19.7%
14.6%
24.8%
George W. Lieb Elementary School
Ridgeland SD 122
Bridgeview
Cook
19.9%
22.7%
17.0%
Longwood Elementary School
Indian Prairie CUSD 204
Naperville
Dupage
20.1%
17.3%
22.8%
Liberty Elementary School
CUSD 300
Carpentersville
Kane
20.4%
19.4%
21.3%
Jefferson Elementary School
Harvard CUSD 50
Harvard
McHenry
20.4%
22.2%
18.6%
Nathan Hale Elementary School
Schaumburg CCSD 54
Schaumburg
Cook
20.4%
19.4%
21.5%
Nathan Hale Primary School
Cook County SD 130
Crestwood
Cook
21.7%
16.7%
26.7%
Bert H. Fulton School
CCSD 146
Tinley Park
Cook
22.4%
24.0%
20.7%
Washington Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
22.9%
17.8%
27.9%
Winston Churchill School
Homewood SD 153
Homewood
Cook
22.9%
26.5%
19.2%
Pleasantdale Elementary School
Pleasantdale SD 107
La Grange
Cook
22.9%
13.3%
32.4%
Jefferson Elementary School
Berwyn North SD 98
Berwyn
Cook
23.0%
26.3%
19.7%
Arnold W. Kruse Education Center
CCSD 146
Orland Park
Cook
23.1%
16.6%
29.5%
Kolmar Avenue Elementary School
Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
Oak Lawn
Cook
23.2%
15.7%
30.8%
Northeast Elementary School
Evergreen Park Esd 124
Evergreen Park
Cook
23.2%
31.1%
15.4%
Lincoln Elementary School
SD U-46
Hoffman Estates
Kane
23.7%
20.8%
26.6%
Navajo Heights Elementary School
Palos Heights SD 128
Palos Heights
Cook
24.1%
18.5%
29.7%
Jefferson Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
24.7%
27.8%
21.6%
River Valley School
Lemont-Bromberek Csd 113a
Lemont
Cook
24.8%
20.3%
29.3%
Helen Keller Elementary School
Kirby SD 140
Tinley Park
Cook
24.8%
23.0%
26.5%
Paul Revere Intermediate School
Cook County SD 130
Blue Island
Cook
26.1%
21.0%
31.2%
Heritage Middle School
Berwyn South SD 100
Berwyn
Cook
26.4%
30.1%
22.8%
Turner Elementary School
West Chicago Esd 33
West Chicago
Dupage
26.6%
30.4%
22.7%
James Hart School
Homewood SD 153
Homewood
Cook
26.7%
20.6%
32.8%
Northwest School
Evergreen Park Esd 124
Evergreen Park
Cook
29.1%
40.4%
17.9%
Field School
West Northfield SD 31
Northbrook
Cook
29.7%
32.9%
26.5%
Brooks Middle School
Valley View CUSD 365u
Bolingbrook
Will
30.9%
32.0%
29.8%
Parker Junior High School
Flossmoor SD 161
Flossmoor
Cook
31.8%
33.3%
30.3%
Western Avenue Elementary School
Geneva CUSD 304
Geneva
Kane
32.9%
29.4%
36.4%
Washington Elementary School
CUSD 200
Wheaton
Dupage
36.8%
37.9%
35.7%
Lincoln Elementary School
Palatine CCSD 15
Palatine
Cook
38.0%
33.7%
42.4%
Lincoln Elementary School
North Shore SD 112
Highland Park
Lake
40.1%
33.6%
46.7%
Washington Elementary School
Champaign CUSD 4
Champaign
Champaign
41.8%
36.5%
47.0%
Lincoln Elementary School
Evanston CCSD 65
Evanston
Cook
43.4%
37.0%
49.7%
Washington Elementary School
Evanston CCSD 65
Evanston
Cook
48.4%
45.8%
51.0%

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