Statewide test results: 68 percent of Thomas Jefferson Junior students failed math
About 32 percent of Thomas Jefferson Junior High School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and 68 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 Thomas Jefferson Junior High School math scores, about 27 percent met expectations and 5 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 35 percent approached expectations, while 22 percent partially met expectations and 11 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 Thomas Jefferson Junior High School, which enrolled 627 students in 2017, 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.
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School's math scores over 3 years
How DuPage County schools' math scores compare
Top 20 Illinois schools' math scores