Will County Gazette

About 56 percent of Bednarcik Junior High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 44 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 Bednarcik Junior High School English language scores, about 42 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 29 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 Bednarcik Junior High School, which enrolled 712 students in 2018, surpassed state averages.

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

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

Bednarcik Junior High School's English language arts scores over 4 years

How Will County schools' English language arts scores compare

Top 20 Illinois schools' English language arts scores

School

City

County

Passed

Failed

Daniel Wright Junior High School

Lincolnshire

Lake

88.4%

11.6%

Hickory Creek Middle School

Frankfort

Will

86.6%

13.4%

Kennedy Junior High School

Lisle

Dupage

86%

14.0%

Wood Oaks Junior High School

Northbrook

Cook

84.6%

15.4%

Marie Murphy School

Wilmette

Cook

83.9%

16.1%

Butler Junior High School

Oak Brook

Dupage

83%

17.0%

Alan B. Shepard Middle School

Deerfield

Lake

82.8%

17.2%

Prairieview-Ogden Junior High School

Thomasboro

Champaign

82.6%

17.4%

Lake Bluff Middle School

Lake Bluff

Lake

81.3%

18.7%

Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School

Big Rock

Dekalb

80.5%

19.5%

Twin Groves Middle School

Buffalo Grove

Lake

79.9%

20.1%

Woodlawn Middle School

Long Grove

Lake

78.6%

21.4%

Maple School

Northbrook

Cook

78.4%

21.6%

Park Junior High School

La Grange Park

Cook

76.9%

23.1%

Charles J. Caruso Middle School

Deerfield

Lake

76.6%

23.4%

Aptakisic Junior High School

Buffalo Grove

Lake

75.5%

24.5%

Mossville Junior High

Mossville

Peoria

74.1%

25.9%

Stephen Mack Middle School

Rockton

Winnebago

73.8%

26.2%

Coal City Middle School

Coal City

Grundy

73.5%

26.5%

Roscoe Middle School

Roscoe

Winnebago

71.9%

28.1%