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Analysis: 70 percent of Blackhawk students fail annual tests

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Academic results data released recently reveals 30 percent of Blackhawk Middle School students are considered on track for the next grade level, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The end-of-year tests known as the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC, are 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.

Composite scores for Blackhawk Middle School show about 24 percent met expectations and 5 percent exceeded them. Students whose results are in either category passed the tests and are considered prepared for the next grade level, college or work.

Another 31 percent approached expectations, 25 percent partially met expectations and 14 percent did not meet expectations. Students who scored in these categories are not ready for the next level of schooling, according to the test.

Test results at Blackhawk Middle School, which enrolled 672 students in 2017, fell below state averages.

Statewide, 34 percent of students passed the test and 66 percent failed.

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

Blackhawk Middle School's scores over 3 years

Year
Passed
Failed
2017
29.5%
70.5%
2016
30.2%
69.8%
2015
31.9%
68.1%

How DuPage County schools' scores compare

School
City
County
Passed
Failed
Butler Junior High School
Oak Brook
Dupage
79.9%
20.1%
Kennedy Junior High School
Lisle
Dupage
77.5%
22.5%
Clarendon Hills Middle School
Clarendon Hills
Dupage
68%
32.0%
Hinsdale Middle School
Hinsdale
Dupage
67.2%
32.8%
Gordon Gregory Middle School
Naperville
Dupage
66.8%
33.2%
Scullen Middle School
Naperville
Dupage
65%
35.0%
Lincoln Junior High School
Naperville
Dupage
62.5%
37.5%
Edison Middle School
Wheaton
Dupage
62.1%
37.9%
Roselle Middle School
Roselle
Dupage
61.3%
38.7%
Madison Junior High School
Naperville
Dupage
59.9%
40.1%
Franklin Middle School
Wheaton
Dupage
59.1%
40.9%
Jefferson Junior High School
Naperville
Dupage
58.4%
41.6%
Thayer J. Hill Middle School
Naperville
Dupage
58.4%
41.6%
Hadley Junior High School
Glen Ellyn
Dupage
58.2%
41.8%
Francis Granger Middle School
Aurora
Dupage
58.1%
41.9%
Westview Hills Middle School
Willowbrook
Dupage
56.4%
43.6%
Bryan Middle School
Elmhurst
Dupage
55%
45.0%
Sandburg Middle School
Elmhurst
Dupage
53.6%
46.4%
Still Middle School
Aurora
Dupage
53.4%
46.6%
Hubble Middle School
Warrenville
Dupage
53.1%
46.9%
Monroe Middle School
Wheaton
Dupage
51.7%
48.3%
Glen Crest Middle School
Glen Ellyn
Dupage
50%
50.0%
F. E. Peacock Middle School
Itasca
Dupage
48.1%
51.9%
Westfield Middle School
Bloomingdale
Dupage
46.5%
53.5%
Westmont Junior High School
Westmont
Dupage
46.2%
53.8%
Jay Stream Middle School
Carol Stream
Dupage
43%
57.0%
Glenn Westlake Middle School
Lombard
Dupage
42.5%
57.5%
Fischer Middle School
Aurora
Dupage
42.3%
57.7%
Lakeview Junior High School
Downers Grove
Dupage
41%
59.0%
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School
Woodridge
Dupage
40.4%
59.6%
Churchville Middle School
Elmhurst
Dupage
40.3%
59.7%
Jackson Middle School
Villa Park
Dupage
40%
60.0%
Stratford Middle School
Bloomingdale
Dupage
38.9%
61.1%
Lisle Junior High School
Lisle
Dupage
38.9%
61.1%
Medinah Middle School
Roselle
Dupage
38.6%
61.4%
Herrick Middle School
Downers Grove
Dupage
37.5%
62.5%
Eisenhower Junior High School
Darien
Dupage
37.4%
62.6%
Glenside Middle School
Glendale Heights
Dupage
35.1%
64.9%
Wood Dale Junior High School
Wood Dale
Dupage
32.2%
67.8%
Blackhawk Middle School
Bensenville
Dupage
29.5%
70.5%
Marquardt Middle School
Glendale Heights
Dupage
27.4%
72.6%
Spring Wood Middle School
Hanover Park
Dupage
26.7%
73.3%
Jefferson Middle School
Villa Park
Dupage
26.5%
73.5%
Indian Trail Junior High School
Addison
Dupage
26.3%
73.7%
O. Neill Middle School
Downers Grove
Dupage
26.2%
73.8%
Leman Middle School
West Chicago
Dupage
17.9%
82.1%
Madison Junior High School
Madison
Madison
4.2%
95.8%

Top 20 Illinois schools' scores

School
City
County
Passed
Failed
Daniel Wright Junior High School
Lincolnshire
Lake
81.7%
18.3%
Wood Oaks Junior High School
Northbrook
Cook
80.1%
19.9%
Butler Junior High School
Oak Brook
Dupage
79.9%
20.1%
Marie Murphy School
Wilmette
Cook
79.3%
20.7%
Hickory Creek Middle School
Frankfort
Will
79%
21.0%
Kennedy Junior High School
Lisle
Dupage
77.5%
22.5%
Maple School
Northbrook
Cook
76.6%
23.4%
Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Deerfield
Lake
75.3%
24.7%
McClure Junior High School
Western Springs
Cook
74.7%
25.3%
Twin Groves Middle School
Buffalo Grove
Lake
73.7%
26.3%
Carleton W. Washburne School
Winnetka
Cook
73.3%
26.7%
Lake Bluff Middle School
Lake Bluff
Lake
73%
27.0%
Woodlawn Middle School
Long Grove
Lake
72.5%
27.5%
Charles J. Caruso Middle School
Deerfield
Lake
72%
28.0%
Deer Path Middle School West
Lake Forest
Lake
71.9%
28.1%
Clarendon Hills Middle School
Clarendon Hills
Dupage
68%
32.0%
Park Junior High School
La Grange Park
Cook
67.7%
32.3%
Wilmette Junior High School
Wilmette
Cook
67.5%
32.5%
Hinsdale Middle School
Hinsdale
Dupage
67.2%
32.8%
Gordon Gregory Middle School
Naperville
Dupage
66.8%
33.2%

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