Dupage Policy Journal

Of the 194 students attending Butler Junior High School in 2018, 83 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 77.3 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

The report is based on results from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam, a state-mandated exam used to assess the school and student performance in several states nationwide.

In the Butler School District 53, 81.8 percent of students scored proficient on the ELA portion of the PARCC exam in 2018, and 75.1 percent were proficient in math.

In Illinois overall, 36.9 percent of students passed the PARCC ELA exam in 2018, and 31.3 percent were proficient in math.

School	ELA School Proficiency	Math School Proficiency
Clarendon Hills Middle School	71.9	73.2
Hinsdale Middle School	69	67
Roselle Middle School	55.8	55.6
Thayer J. Hill Middle School	56.7	52.9
Fischer Middle School	41.2	33.2
Francis Granger Middle School	53.4	52.2
Scullen Middle School	67.1	62.6
Still Middle School	55	50.6
Gordon Gregory Middle School	68.9	59.3
F.E. Peacock Middle School	52	42.5
Indian Trail Junior High School	23.5	18.6
Glen Crest Middle School	50.1	51.1
Jay Stream Middle School	46.8	38.2
Stratford Middle School	43.6	37.4
Lakeview Junior High School	44.5	37.9
Franklin Middle School	67.8	53.1
Monroe Middle School	57.8	45.6
Edison Middle School	69.4	58
Hubble Middle School	60.9	41.8
Westmont Junior High School	56.5	45.4
Westview Hills Middle School	46.3	52.2
Marquardt Middle School	30.1	21.2
Medinah Middle School	34.9	34.7
Old Quarry Middle School	47.4	50.6
Lisle Junior High School	44.6	35.7
Glenn Westlake Middle School	44.7	42.6
Leman Middle School	19.6	12.9
Wood Dale Junior High School	39.6	27.7
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School	47.7	29.2
Eisenhower Junior High School	37.6	27.7
O Neill Middle School	27.8	37.5
Herrick Middle School	51.2	44.8
Spring Wood Middle School	29.1	18.9
Blackhawk Middle School	35.8	32.7
Westfield Middle School	61.4	54.2
Butler Junior High School	83	77.3
Churchville Middle School	42.6	37.7
Bryan Middle School	60	55.7
Sandburg Middle School	49.2	60.5
Glenside Middle School	38.2	29.3
Jackson Middle School	31.5	38.8
Jefferson Middle School	30	19.1
Lincoln Junior High School	64.7	59.2
Kennedy Junior High School	86	76.7
Jefferson Junior High School	62.8	49.6
Madison Junior High School	67.2	52.5
Hadley Junior High School	67	59.7
Cass Junior High School	60.1	52.3
Burr Ridge Middle School	23.4	15.1
Benjamin Middle School	56.1	54.9
John E. Albright Middle School	47	31.4
Washington Junior High School	70.2	61.7
Gower Middle School	60.9	54.6