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Statewide test results: white students score 2.6 points higher at McPherson Elementary School

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At McPherson Elementary School, a 2.6-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2018, according to end-of-year assessments reported in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The achievement gap shows an 16.6-point decline in scores between white and black students. Of the 692 students enrolled in 2018, 9 percent were white – or 62 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 McPherson Elementary School composite scores for 2018, 24.6 percent of white students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 22 percent of black 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 larger for English language arts scores and smaller for math scores.

There is a 2.8-point gap between white and black students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 16.9 point decline since 2017. In 2018, 30.8 percent of white students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 28 percent of black students passed.

There was a 2.5-point gap between white and black students' math scores in 2018: 18.5 percent of white students passed while 16 percent of black students passed.

McPherson Elementary School's white vs. black achievement gap over 4 years

Year
Composite
English language arts
Math
2015
27.3%
32.6%
21.9%
2016
25.3%
30.6%
20.0%
2017
19.2%
19.7%
18.7%
2018
2.6%
2.8%
2.5%

The achievement gap at Chicago schools

School
School District
City
County
Composite
English language arts
Math
Shields Middle School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
0.0%
9.1%
9.1%
Armstrong G. Elementary International Studies
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
0.2%
1.9%
1.4%
Volta Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
0.5%
2.2%
1.2%
Clay Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
0.6%
7.4%
6.3%
Columbus Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
0.7%
22.3%
20.9%
Jane Addams Elementary School
Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40
Moline
Rock Island
0.7%
7.7%
6.4%
De Diego Elementary Community Academy
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
0.9%
0.7%
1.1%
McPherson Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
2.6%
2.8%
2.5%
Hayt Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
2.8%
1.1%
4.5%
Cics-Bucktown Campus
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
2.8%
2.9%
2.6%
Swift Elementary Specialty School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
2.9%
4.5%
1.2%
Farnsworth Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
3.5%
10.7%
3.6%
Clinton Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
3.6%
8.3%
1.1%
Jordan Elementary Community School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
3.6%
7.8%
0.6%
Asian Human Services-Passage Chrtr
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
3.7%
6.6%
0.8%
Centralia Junior High School
Centralia SD 135
Centralia
Marion
3.8%
1.5%
6.0%
Chicago Math & Science Elementary Charter
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
4.0%
0.6%
7.3%
Scammon Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
4.0%
4.7%
12.7%
Cassell Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
4.2%
1.7%
6.6%
McAuliffe Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
4.4%
4.3%
4.5%
Cleveland Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
4.9%
2.1%
7.7%
Lincoln Elementary School
Sterling CUSD 5
Sterling
Whiteside
5.0%
20.1%
30.2%
Reinberg Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
5.5%
6.4%
4.5%
Whittier Elementary School
Cook County SD 130
Blue Island
Cook
5.7%
6.6%
4.8%
Jamieson Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
6.1%
4.7%
7.5%
Young Magnet High School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
6.5%
14.5%
1.5%
Falconer Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
7.2%
9.5%
4.9%
Schubert Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
7.2%
12.7%
1.8%
Eberhart Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
7.2%
10.7%
3.6%
Goudy Technology Academy
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
7.3%
9.2%
5.5%
Keller Elementary Gifted Magnet School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
7.5%
8.2%
6.9%
Steger Intermediate Center
Steger SD 194
Steger
Cook
7.7%
7.9%
7.5%
Northwest Middle School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
8.3%
16.7%
0.0%
Graham A. Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
9.1%
13.6%
4.6%
Bateman Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
9.2%
20.0%
1.5%
Budlong Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
9.9%
17.1%
2.7%
Bridge Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
10.4%
6.2%
27.1%
Durkin Park Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
10.6%
14.8%
6.3%
Boone Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
10.7%
4.2%
17.1%
Jahn Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
11.1%
11.1%
11.1%
Prussing Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
11.2%
12.9%
9.6%
Kilmer Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
11.3%
11.1%
11.5%
Mitchell Elementary School
Granite City CUSD 9
Granite City
Madison
11.4%
17.2%
5.6%
Irving Elementary School
Bloomington SD 87
Bloomington
McLean
11.8%
7.6%
16.1%
Washington Elementary School
Jacksonville SD 117
Jacksonville
Morgan
12.1%
14.0%
10.2%
Lincoln Elementary School
Macomb CUSD 185
Macomb
McDonough
12.1%
12.2%
12.0%
West Ridge Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
12.3%
5.7%
19.0%
Webster Elementary School
Collinsville CUSD 10
Collinsville
Madison
13.2%
16.3%
10.1%
Chopin Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
13.5%
25.9%
1.1%
Lyon Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
14.2%
17.2%
11.2%
Rogers Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
14.2%
12.4%
16.1%
Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
14.7%
11.6%
17.7%
Jane Addams Elementary School
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Sangamon
14.8%
16.4%
13.1%
Ogden Int High School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
14.9%
13.7%
16.2%
Burbank Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
14.9%
21.1%
8.7%
Skinner North Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
16.2%
10.1%
22.3%
Thorp O. A. Elementary Scholastic Academy
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
16.9%
14.7%
19.0%
Ward J. Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
16.9%
13.2%
20.6%
Hamilton Elementary School
Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40
Moline
Rock Island
16.9%
10.1%
23.8%
Holden Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
16.9%
11.5%
22.2%
Solomon Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
17.7%
11.3%
24.1%
Irving Elementary School
Kewanee CUSD 229
Kewanee
Henry
18.1%
24.8%
11.4%
Gray Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
18.3%
17.9%
18.7%
Locke J. Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
18.4%
17.0%
19.7%
McClellan Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
18.4%
21.7%
15.1%
Lincoln Elementary School
Pontiac CCSD 429
Pontiac
Livingston
18.6%
11.7%
25.5%
Sheridan Elementary Math & Science Academy
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
18.6%
12.9%
24.4%
Kenwood Academy High School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
19.1%
19.5%
18.6%
Portage Park Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
19.7%
13.4%
26.0%
Beaubien Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
19.8%
4.5%
35.0%
Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
19.9%
12.5%
27.4%
Howe Elementary School
Beach Park CCSD 3
Beach Park
Lake
19.9%
16.7%
23.2%
Healy Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
20.1%
8.9%
31.3%
Hibbard Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
20.2%
18.5%
22.0%
Horizon Science Academy - McKinley Park Charter School
Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Park Charter Sch
Chicago
Cook
20.3%
20.9%
19.7%
Lincoln Elementary School
Lyons SD 103
Brookfield
Cook
20.8%
25.8%
15.8%
Clinton Elementary School
SD U-46
South Elgin
Kane
20.9%
3.9%
37.9%
Darwin Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
21.6%
33.3%
10.0%
Stevenson Elementary School
Bloomington SD 87
Bloomington
McLean
21.6%
22.5%
20.7%
Dore Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
22.2%
12.1%
32.3%
Wildwood Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
22.2%
26.3%
18.2%
Herrin C. U. S. D. 4 Elementary School
Herrin CUSD 4
Herrin
Williamson
22.2%
25.9%
18.5%
Peterson Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
22.5%
19.5%
25.5%
Grissom Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
22.6%
14.3%
30.9%
Haugan Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
23.6%
30.0%
17.1%
Cics-Irving Park Campus
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
23.7%
22.3%
25.1%
Lincoln Elementary School
Jacksonville SD 117
Jacksonville
Morgan
23.9%
25.8%
22.1%
Lincoln Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
24.6%
27.6%
21.6%
Ray Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
24.6%
19.0%
30.3%
Washington Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
24.8%
22.3%
27.3%
Hamilton Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
25.2%
28.0%
22.5%
Stone Elementary Scholastic Academy
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
25.4%
23.5%
27.2%
Lincoln Elementary School
Palatine CCSD 15
Palatine
Cook
25.5%
20.4%
30.6%
Mitchell Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
26.0%
13.3%
38.7%
Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
26.1%
26.8%
25.4%
Stevenson Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
26.4%
27.0%
25.9%
Washington Elementary School
Marion CUSD 2
Marion
Williamson
27.4%
23.9%
30.8%
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Oak Park Esd 97
Oak Park
Cook
27.6%
17.2%
38.0%
Sutherland Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
27.8%
30.3%
25.2%
Ogden Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
27.9%
28.4%
27.5%
Lincoln Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
28.5%
26.0%
31.0%
Murphy Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
28.9%
32.7%
25.1%
Nettelhorst Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
29.1%
29.1%
29.0%
Galileo Elementary Math & Science Schol Academy
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
29.6%
21.1%
38.2%
Chicago Virtual Charter School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
29.8%
27.7%
31.9%
Lincoln Elementary School
Marion CUSD 2
Marion
Williamson
30.2%
35.4%
25.0%
Peirce Elementary International Studies School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
30.5%
27.9%
33.1%
Lincoln Elementary School
SD U-46
Hoffman Estates
Kane
31.1%
21.9%
40.3%
Dirksen Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
31.5%
29.2%
33.8%
Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
32.0%
29.4%
34.7%
Lasalle II Lang Academy Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
32.1%
31.5%
32.7%
Agassiz Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
32.2%
34.8%
29.7%
Chicago Academy Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
32.5%
38.1%
26.8%
New Field Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
32.8%
40.1%
25.4%
Hale Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
33.4%
35.3%
31.4%
Bell Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
33.6%
31.9%
35.3%
South Loop Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
33.7%
29.6%
37.8%
Skinner Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
34.9%
28.5%
41.2%
Sayre Elementary Language Academy
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
35.5%
31.7%
39.4%
Smyser Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
36.1%
31.1%
41.2%
Disney Elementary Magnet School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
36.2%
34.8%
37.6%
Prescott Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
37.6%
32.4%
42.8%
Alcott Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
37.6%
35.7%
39.6%
Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic Academy
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
38.0%
30.3%
45.7%
Kinzie Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
38.2%
47.1%
29.4%
Disney II Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
38.3%
32.2%
44.4%
Lasalle Elementary Language Academy
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
38.3%
34.2%
42.4%
STEM Magnet Academy Elementary
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
38.9%
35.4%
42.3%
Dever Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
39.0%
38.3%
39.7%
Burley Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
39.1%
24.0%
54.2%
Chappell Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
39.5%
34.4%
44.5%
Washington Elementary School
Bloomington SD 87
Bloomington
McLean
40.4%
36.3%
44.4%
Greeley Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
41.8%
38.7%
44.9%
Courtenay Elementary Language Arts Center
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
42.4%
41.1%
43.7%
Dawes Elementary School
Evanston CCSD 65
Evanston
Cook
43.4%
32.4%
54.3%
Madison Elementary School
Lombard SD 44
Lombard
Dupage
43.4%
43.2%
43.6%
Jackson A. Elementary Language Academy
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
43.8%
45.3%
42.3%
Goethe Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
45.6%
33.8%
57.4%
Lincoln Elementary School
CUSD 200
Wheaton
Dupage
47.6%
50.5%
44.7%
Kenwood Elementary School
Champaign CUSD 4
Champaign
Champaign
47.8%
42.5%
53.1%
Madison Elementary School
CUSD 200
Wheaton
Dupage
47.9%
50.3%
45.4%
Burr Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
48.7%
44.4%
53.0%
Irving Elementary School
Oak Park Esd 97
Oak Park
Cook
49.3%
45.6%
53.0%
Disney II Magnet High School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
53.0%
58.0%
48.0%
Lincoln Elementary School
Evanston CCSD 65
Evanston
Cook
54.2%
55.0%
53.4%
Ravenswood Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
56.6%
51.4%
61.8%
Pritzker Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
57.7%
52.6%
62.8%
National Teachers Elementary Academy
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
59.8%
47.6%
72.0%
Washington Elementary School
Champaign CUSD 4
Champaign
Champaign
72.8%
70.6%
74.9%

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