Statewide test results: 49 percent of Glen Crest students failed math

About 51 percent of Glen Crest Middle School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and nearly a half 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 Glen Crest Middle School math scores, about 40 percent met expectations and 11 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 26 percent approached expectations, while 17 percent partially met expectations and 7 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 Glen Crest Middle School, which enrolled 657 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.

Glen Crest Middle School's math scores over 4 years

How DuPage County schools' math scores compare

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