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Statewide test results: black students score 6.2 points lower at Lynne Thigpen Elementary School

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At Lynne Thigpen Elementary School, a 6.2-point achievement gap persisted between black and hispanic students in 2018, according to end-of-year assessments reported in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The achievement gap shows an 3.4-point improvement in scores between black and hispanic students. Of the 657 students enrolled in 2018, 29.8 percent were black – or 195 students.

The achievement gap measures how one group of students academically outperforms another. The Illinois State Board of Education collects data on the persistent gap between groups by race and ethnicity, income level and gender.

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. A composite score combines the results of the subject tests.

According to Lynne Thigpen Elementary School composite scores for 2018, 7.2 percent of black students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 13.4 percent of hispanic students passed.

Students who passed either met or exceeded expectations are considered prepared for the next grade level, college or work. Students who failed either partially met, approached or did not meet expectations.

The achievement gap is smaller for English language arts scores and larger for math scores.

There is a 2.1-point gap between black and hispanic students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 8.7 point decline since 2017. In 2018, 12.2 percent of black students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 14.3 percent of hispanic students passed.

There was a 10.3-point gap between black and hispanic students' math scores in 2018: 2.2 percent of black students passed while 12.5 percent of hispanic students passed.

Lynne Thigpen Elementary School's black vs. hispanic achievement gap over 4 years

Year
Composite
English language arts
Math
2015
1.0%
0.6%
2.6%
2016
2.1%
6.7%
2.4%
2017
9.6%
10.8%
8.4%
2018
6.2%
2.1%
10.3%

The achievement gap at Will County schools

School
School District
City
County
Composite
English language arts
Math
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School
Valley View CUSD 365u
Bolingbrook
Will
0.0%
4.8%
4.8%
Irene King Elementary School
Valley View CUSD 365u
Romeoville
Will
0.3%
2.5%
3.1%
Grand Prairie Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Joliet
Will
0.4%
9.6%
10.4%
Lincoln Elementary
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
0.5%
1.7%
2.7%
Lakewood Falls Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
0.6%
5.1%
6.2%
Peterson Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
0.7%
0.6%
2.0%
Meadow View Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
0.7%
6.0%
4.7%
Edna Keith Elementary School
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
Will
0.7%
3.5%
4.8%
Dr. Julian Rogus School
Summit Hill SD 161
Frankfort
Will
0.8%
9.1%
7.6%
Jamie McGee Elementary School
Valley View CUSD 365u
Bolingbrook
Will
0.8%
3.0%
1.5%
Talala Elementary School
Crete Monee CUSD 201u
Park Forest
Will
0.9%
6.4%
8.2%
Freedom Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
1.0%
0.8%
1.2%
Columbia Central School
Steger SD 194
Steger
Cook
1.3%
2.8%
5.4%
Creekside Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
1.3%
2.9%
0.3%
Troy Hofer Elementary School
Troy CCSD 30c
Shorewood
Will
1.6%
3.3%
6.4%
Brooks Middle School
Valley View CUSD 365u
Bolingbrook
Will
1.6%
0.7%
3.8%
A. O. Marshall Elementary School
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
Will
1.6%
6.6%
3.5%
Independence Elementary School
Valley View CUSD 365u
Bolingbrook
Will
2.0%
1.2%
2.8%
Steger Intermediate Center
Steger SD 194
Steger
Cook
2.1%
1.3%
3.0%
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary
Valley View CUSD 365u
Romeoville
Will
2.2%
6.7%
2.3%
Sator Sanchez Elementary School
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
Will
2.2%
6.0%
1.5%
Richland Junior High
Richland Gsd 88a
Crest Hill
Will
2.4%
1.1%
5.9%
Liberty Elementary School
CUSD 300
Carpentersville
Kane
2.5%
8.7%
3.6%
Skoff Elementary
Valley View CUSD 365u
Romeoville
Will
2.5%
0.5%
4.5%
Walker Intermediate School
Summit Hill SD 161
Tinley Park
Will
2.6%
7.4%
2.1%
Indian Trail Elementary School
Summit Hill SD 161
Frankfort
Will
3.1%
1.5%
4.7%
Farragut Elementary School
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
Will
3.2%
2.5%
3.9%
Hickory Creek Middle School
Frankfort CCSD 157c
Frankfort
Will
3.4%
7.1%
0.3%
Lincoln Elementary School
Bellwood SD 88
Bellwood
Cook
3.5%
2.8%
4.2%
Summit Hill Junior High School
Summit Hill SD 161
Frankfort
Will
3.5%
0.4%
6.5%
A. Vito Martinez Middle School
Valley View CUSD 365u
Romeoville
Will
3.6%
1.2%
6.1%
Troy Craughwell School
Troy CCSD 30c
Joliet
Will
4.0%
12.2%
4.3%
Balmoral Elementary School
Crete Monee CUSD 201u
Crete
Will
4.2%
0.4%
8.1%
M. J. Cunningham Elementary School
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
Will
4.2%
0.3%
8.2%
Carl Sandburg Elementary
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
Will
4.5%
3.3%
5.7%
Chaney-Monge School
Chaney-Monge SD 88
Crest Hill
Will
4.5%
7.4%
1.5%
Wesmere Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
4.5%
8.7%
0.4%
Isaac Singleton Elementary School
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
Will
4.5%
2.0%
7.1%
Fairmont School
Fairmont SD 89
Lockport
Will
4.7%
7.5%
1.9%
Parkview Elementary School
CUSD 300
Carpentersville
Kane
4.8%
8.8%
0.8%
John J. Lukancic Middle School
Valley View CUSD 365u
Romeoville
Will
5.2%
0.1%
10.3%
Troy Cronin Elementary School
Troy CCSD 30c
Shorewood
Will
5.3%
1.9%
12.6%
Gompers Junior High School
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
Will
5.3%
1.7%
9.0%
Timber Ridge Middle School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
5.5%
5.0%
6.0%
Crete-Monee Middle School
Crete Monee CUSD 201u
University Park
Will
5.5%
5.3%
5.6%
John F. Kennedy Middle School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
5.5%
6.7%
4.2%
Homestead Elementary School
CUSD 308
Aurora
Kendall
5.5%
5.6%
5.3%
Crete Elementary School
Crete Monee CUSD 201u
Crete
Will
5.7%
9.5%
1.9%
Taft Elementary School
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
Will
5.8%
0.7%
11.0%
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School
Valley View CUSD 365u
Bolingbrook
Will
5.8%
11.7%
0.0%
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
Will
6.0%
4.0%
8.0%
Pioneer Elementary School
Valley View CUSD 365u
Bolingbrook
Will
6.0%
7.0%
5.1%
Bednarcik Junior High School
CUSD 308
Aurora
Kendall
6.2%
1.3%
11.0%
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
Will
6.2%
2.1%
10.3%
Pershing Elementary School
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
Will
6.2%
6.0%
6.5%
Wolfs Crossing Elementary School
CUSD 308
Aurora
Kendall
6.5%
11.5%
1.4%
Eagle Pointe Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
6.5%
9.7%
3.3%
Troy Middle School
Troy CCSD 30c
Plainfield
Will
6.8%
2.8%
10.9%
Richard Ira Jones Middle School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
6.9%
5.5%
8.3%
Orenic Intermediate School
Troy CCSD 30c
Plainfield
Will
7.1%
9.8%
4.4%
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
7.1%
1.6%
15.8%
Richland Elementary School
Richland Gsd 88a
Crest Hill
Will
7.2%
2.5%
12.0%
Jane Addams Middle School
Valley View CUSD 365u
Bolingbrook
Will
7.3%
5.2%
9.5%
Lincoln Elementary School
SD U-46
Hoffman Estates
Kane
7.4%
1.1%
13.7%
Indian Trail Middle School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
7.4%
2.7%
12.1%
Brooks Middle School
Harvey SD 152
Harvey
Cook
7.5%
7.8%
7.3%
T. E. Culbertson Elementary School
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
Will
8.0%
3.7%
12.3%
Walsh Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
8.0%
10.3%
5.7%
Central Elementary School
Central SD 104
O Fallon
Saint Clair
8.3%
8.9%
7.8%
Lincoln Elementary School
Pontiac CCSD 429
Pontiac
Livingston
8.3%
2.8%
13.9%
Robert C. Hill Elementary School
Valley View CUSD 365u
Romeoville
Will
8.3%
7.5%
9.1%
Wood View Elementary School
Valley View CUSD 365u
Bolingbrook
Will
8.4%
4.3%
12.5%
Monee Elementary School
Crete Monee CUSD 201u
Monee
Will
8.5%
2.2%
14.8%
The Wheatlands Elementary School
CUSD 308
Aurora
Kendall
8.7%
9.4%
8.0%
Oak View Elementary School
Valley View CUSD 365u
Bolingbrook
Will
8.8%
6.6%
11.0%
Woodland Elementary School
Edwardsville CUSD 7
Edwardsville
Madison
9.2%
15.2%
3.3%
Taft Grade School
Taft SD 90
Lockport
Will
9.3%
18.4%
0.3%
Dirksen Junior High School
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
Will
9.3%
9.9%
8.8%
Drauden Point Middle School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
9.7%
11.0%
8.3%
Forest Park Individual Education School
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
Will
9.8%
3.2%
16.5%
Scullen Middle School
Indian Prairie CUSD 204
Naperville
Dupage
9.9%
15.0%
4.8%
Walkers Grove Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
10.2%
16.4%
4.1%
Lincoln Elementary School
Evanston CCSD 65
Evanston
Cook
10.8%
18.0%
3.7%
Indian Trail Elementary School
Downers Grove Gsd 58
Downers Grove
Dupage
11.2%
0.5%
21.8%
Hufford Junior High School
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
Will
11.4%
10.4%
12.5%
Heritage Grove Middle School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
11.7%
10.6%
12.7%
Liberty Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Bolingbrook
Will
11.9%
8.3%
15.5%
Central Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
12.0%
13.6%
10.4%
Lincoln Elementary School
Dolton SD 148
Dolton
Cook
12.2%
19.6%
4.9%
Lincoln Elementary School
Palatine CCSD 15
Palatine
Cook
12.6%
13.3%
11.8%
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School
Valley View CUSD 365u
Bolingbrook
Will
12.6%
10.1%
15.1%
Woodland Elementary School
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
Will
12.8%
9.5%
16.1%
Ridge Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
13.4%
16.8%
10.0%
Aux Sable Middle School
Plainfield SD 202
Joliet
Will
13.4%
19.1%
7.8%
Crystal Lawns Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Joliet
Will
13.5%
10.3%
16.7%
Fry Elementary School
Indian Prairie CUSD 204
Naperville
Dupage
13.6%
18.1%
9.0%
Hadley Middle School
Homer CCSD 33c
Homer Glen
Will
13.8%
15.5%
12.1%
Troy Heritage Trail School
Troy CCSD 30c
Joliet
Will
13.9%
12.1%
15.7%
Eisenhower Academy
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
Will
14.9%
19.7%
10.1%
Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm
Joliet PSD 86
Joliet
Will
15.1%
14.4%
15.7%
Liberty Junior High School
Burbank SD 111
Burbank
Cook
16.6%
17.0%
16.1%
Liberty Junior High School
New Lenox SD 122
New Lenox
Will
16.6%
16.6%
16.6%
Gordon Gregory Middle School
Indian Prairie CUSD 204
Naperville
Dupage
17.1%
16.9%
17.2%
Union Elementary School
Union SD 81
Joliet
Will
17.2%
23.8%
10.7%
River View Elementary School
Plainfield SD 202
Plainfield
Will
17.4%
13.3%
21.4%
John R. Tibbott Elementary School
Valley View CUSD 365u
Bolingbrook
Will
18.5%
20.3%
16.7%
Mokena Junior High School
Mokena SD 159
Mokena
Will
19.2%
15.5%
23.0%
Rockdale Elementary School
Rockdale SD 84
Rockdale
Will
19.5%
19.6%
19.4%
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School
Indian Prairie CUSD 204
Naperville
Dupage
24.6%
15.0%
34.2%
Wayne Builta Elementary School
Indian Prairie CUSD 204
Bolingbrook
Dupage
25.0%
11.2%
38.8%
Kingsley Elementary School
Evanston CCSD 65
Evanston
Cook
27.2%
28.2%
26.3%
Laraway School
Laraway CCSD 70c
Joliet
Will
28.0%
27.8%
28.2%
Clifford Crone Middle School
Indian Prairie CUSD 204
Naperville
Dupage
28.1%
22.8%
33.3%
Arlene Welch Elementary School
Indian Prairie CUSD 204
Naperville
Dupage
28.2%
21.8%
34.7%

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