At Chicago Virtual Charter School, a 17.4-point achievement gap persisted between white and hispanic students in 2018, according to end-of-year assessments reported in the latest Illinois schools report card.
The achievement gap shows an 5.0-point decline in scores between white and hispanic students. Of the 689 students enrolled in 2018, 12.9 percent were white – or 88 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 Chicago Virtual Charter School composite scores for 2018, 44.5 percent of white students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 27.2 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 17.1-point gap between white and hispanic students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 2 point improvement since 2017. In 2018, 47.8 percent of white students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 30.7 percent of hispanic students passed.
There was a 17.6-point gap between white and hispanic students' math scores in 2018: 41.3 percent of white students passed while 23.7 percent of hispanic students passed.
Chicago Virtual Charter School's white vs. hispanic achievement gap over 4 years
The achievement gap at Chicago schools
Graham A. Elementary School
Falconer Elementary School
Keller Elementary Gifted Magnet School
Scammon Elementary School
Edwards Elementary School
Lane Technical High School
Skinner North Elementary School
Whittier Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Norwood Park Elementary School
Garcia Lorca Elementary School
Jane Addams Elementary School
Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40
McPherson Elementary School
Luther Burbank Elementary School
Cassell Elementary School
Clinton Elementary School
Webster Elementary School
Washington Elementary School
Mount Greenwood Elementary School
Cleveland Elementary School
Clinton Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Jamieson Elementary School
Pasteur Elementary School
Solomon Elementary School
Reinberg Elementary School
Durkin Park Elementary School
Washington Elementary School
McAuliffe Elementary School
De Diego Elementary Community Academy
Mitchell Elementary School
Armstrong G. Elementary International Studies
Sheridan Elementary Math & Science Academy
Albany Park Multicultural Elementary
Marquette Elementary School
Skinner Elementary School
Evergreen Academy Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Portage Park Elementary School
West Ridge Elementary School
Sutherland Elementary School
Belding Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Burbank Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Schubert Elementary School
Thorp O. A. Elementary Scholastic Academy
Columbus Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Washington G. Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Garvy J. Elementary School
Madison Elementary School
Hamilton Elementary School
Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40
Grissom Elementary School
Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center
Jordan Elementary Community School
Asian Human Services-Passage Chrtr
Hibbard Elementary School
Steger Intermediate Center
Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic Academy
Lincoln Elementary School
Rosemont Elementary School
Chicago Math & Science Elementary Charter
Hanson Park Elementary School
Oriole Park Elementary School
Edison Park Elementary School
Audubon Elementary School
Galileo Elementary Math & Science Schol Academy
South Loop Elementary School
Swift Elementary Specialty School
McClellan Elementary School
Washington Elementary School
Farnsworth Elementary School
Locke J. Elementary School
Sauganash Elementary School
Washington Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Washington Elementary School
Kenwood Academy High School
Eberhart Elementary School
Ebinger Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Prussing Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center
Washington Elementary School
Stevenson Elementary School
Ward J. Elementary School
Bateman Elementary School
Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy
Beaubien Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School
Chicago Virtual Charter School
Horizon Science Academy - McKinley Park Charter School
Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Park Charter Sch
Clinton Elementary School
Dirksen Elementary School
Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center
Kenwood Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Budlong Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Greeley Elementary School
Stevenson Elementary School
Peterson Elementary School
Disney II Elementary School
Nettelhorst Elementary School
STEM Magnet Academy Elementary
National Teachers Elementary Academy
Wildwood Elementary School
Washington Elementary School
Lasalle II Lang Academy Elementary School
Drummond Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Madison Elementary School
Namaste Elementary Charter School
Edgebrook Elementary School
Sayre Elementary Language Academy
Chicago Academy Elementary School
Prairie Central Elementary School
Jackson A. Elementary Language Academy
Inter-American Elementary Magnet School
Coonley Elementary School
Edgebrook Elementary School
Disney Elementary Magnet School
Lasalle Elementary Language Academy
Prescott Elementary School
Lakeview Elementary School
Ravenswood Elementary School
Agassiz Elementary School
Stone Elementary Scholastic Academy
Pulaski International School of Chicago
Courtenay Elementary Language Arts Center
Decatur Classical Elementary School
Peirce Elementary International Studies School
Mitchell Elementary School
Chappell Elementary School
Kipling Elementary School
Disney II Magnet High School
Hamilton Elementary School
Pritzker Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
New Field Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Madison Elementary School
Washington Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School