Will County Gazette

About 59 percent of Homer Junior High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 41 percent 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 Homer Junior High School English language scores, about 45 percent met expectations and 14 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 25 percent approached expectations, while 11 percent partially met expectations and 5 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 Homer Junior High School, which enrolled 862 students in 2017, surpassed state averages.

Statewide, 37 percent of students passed the test and 63 percent failed.

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

Homer Junior High School's English language arts scores over 3 years

How Will County schools' English language arts scores compare

Top 20 Illinois schools' English language arts scores

School

City

County

Passed

Failed

Wood Oaks Junior High School

Northbrook

Cook

86.2%

13.8%

Daniel Wright Junior High School

Lincolnshire

Lake

85.6%

14.4%

Hickory Creek Middle School

Frankfort

Will

83.6%

16.4%

Butler Junior High School

Oak Brook

Dupage

82.1%

17.9%

Deer Path Middle School West

Lake Forest

Lake

80.2%

19.8%

Marie Murphy School

Wilmette

Cook

80%

20.0%

Lake Bluff Middle School

Lake Bluff

Lake

79.9%

20.1%

Kennedy Junior High School

Lisle

Dupage

79.5%

20.5%

Alan B. Shepard Middle School

Deerfield

Lake

78.6%

21.4%

Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School

Big Rock

Dekalb

78.6%

21.4%

Maple School

Northbrook

Cook

76.5%

23.5%

Woodlawn Middle School

Long Grove

Lake

76.2%

23.8%

Twin Groves Middle School

Buffalo Grove

Lake

75.9%

24.1%

McClure Junior High School

Western Springs

Cook

75.7%

24.3%

Park Junior High School

La Grange Park

Cook

75.7%

24.3%

Carleton W. Washburne School

Winnetka

Cook

75.3%

24.7%

Stephen Mack Middle School

Rockton

Winnebago

75.1%

24.9%

Charles J. Caruso Middle School

Deerfield

Lake

73.5%

26.5%

Edison Middle School

Wheaton

Dupage

72.9%

27.1%

Mossville Junior High

Mossville

Peoria

71.9%

28.1%