Will County Gazette

About 26 percent of Bernard J. Ward Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and nearly three quarters of students failed, according to a Will County Gazette 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 Bernard J. Ward Elementary School math scores, about 24 percent met expectations and 2 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 30 percent approached expectations, while 32 percent partially met expectations and 13 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 Bernard J. Ward Elementary School, which enrolled 458 students in 2017, fell below state averages.

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

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

Bernard J. Ward Elementary School's math scores over 3 years

How Will County schools' math scores compare

Top 20 Illinois schools' math scores

School

City

County

Passed

Failed

Decatur Classical Elementary School

Chicago

Cook

95.9%

4.1%

Milledgeville Elementary School

Milledgeville

Carroll

90.9%

9.1%

Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Rockford

Winnebago

90.2%

9.8%

Greeley Elementary School

Winnetka

Cook

86.6%

13.4%

Forest Hills Elementary School

Western Springs

Cook

84.8%

15.2%

Centennial School

Orland Park

Cook

84.8%

15.2%

McDade Elementary Classical School

Chicago

Cook

84.1%

15.9%

Meadow Glens Elementary School

Naperville

Dupage

84.1%

15.9%

Wilmot Elementary School

Deerfield

Lake

83.7%

16.3%

Middlefork Primary School

Northfield

Cook

83.4%

16.6%

Walden Elementary School

Deerfield

Lake

82.2%

17.8%

Poe Elementary Classical School

Chicago

Cook

81.6%

18.4%

Naper Elementary School

Naperville

Dupage

81.5%

18.5%

South Park Elementary School

Deerfield

Lake

81.4%

18.6%

The Lane Elementary School

Hinsdale

Dupage

81.1%

18.9%

Shabonee School

Northbrook

Cook

80.7%

19.3%

Prospect Elementary School

Clarendon Hills

Dupage

80.5%

19.5%

Fry Elementary School

Naperville

Dupage

80.1%

19.9%

Half Day School

Lincolnshire

Lake

79.4%

20.6%

Willowbrook Elementary School

Glenview

Cook

79.3%

20.7%