Statewide test results: 39 percent of Sandburg students failed math

About 61 percent of Sandburg Middle School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 39 percent of students failed, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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.

According to Sandburg Middle School math scores, about 48 percent met expectations and 12 percent exceeded them. Students whose results are in either category are considered to be most ready to move on to the next level and are most prepared for college or work.

Another 25 percent approached expectations, while 11 percent partially met expectations and 3 percent did not meet them. Students who scored in these categories are not ready for the next level of schooling, according to the test.

Test results at Sandburg Middle School, which enrolled 689 students in 2018, surpassed state averages.

Statewide, 31 percent of students passed the test and 69 percent failed.

Of students statewide who passed, only five percent 'exceeded' expectations.

Sandburg Middle School's math scores over 4 years

How DuPage County schools' math scores compare

Top 20 Illinois schools' math scores