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Statewide test results: low-income students score 18.2 points lower at J. D. Colt Elementary School

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At J. D. Colt Elementary School, a 18.2-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018, according to end-of-year assessments reported in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The achievement gap shows an 3.6-point decline in scores between low-income and non-low-income students. Of the 180 students enrolled in 2018, 60 percent were low-income – or 108 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 J. D. Colt Elementary School composite scores for 2018, 20 percent of low-income students passed the tests. Meanwhile, 38.2 percent of non-low-income 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 low-income and non-low-income students' English language arts scores in 2018 – a 0.3 point decline since 2017. In 2018, 18.2 percent of low-income students passed the reading subject test. Meanwhile, 35.3 percent of non-low-income students passed.

There was a 19.4-point gap between low-income and non-low-income students' math scores in 2018: 21.8 percent of low-income students passed while 41.2 percent of non-low-income students passed.

J. D. Colt Elementary School's income level achievement gap over 4 years

Year
Composite
English language arts
Math
2015
17.8%
13.2%
22.5%
2016
7.5%
3.3%
11.7%
2017
14.7%
17.4%
12.0%
2018
18.2%
17.1%
19.4%

The achievement gap at South Central Illinois schools

School
School District
City
County
Composite
English language arts
Math
Lincoln Elementary School
Maywood-melrose Park-Broadview 89
Maywood
Cook
0.1%
3.2%
2.9%
Jefferson Middle School
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Sangamon
0.5%
2.1%
1.1%
Washington Elementary School
Rockford SD 205
Rockford
Winnebago
0.9%
1.2%
0.6%
Sandoval Junior High School
Sandoval CUSD 501
Sandoval
Marion
1.2%
2.2%
0.2%
Oakdale Elementary School
Waukegan CUSD 60
Waukegan
Lake
1.9%
1.5%
5.3%
Jefferson Middle School
Aurora West USD 129
Aurora
Kane
2.0%
0.6%
4.6%
Lincoln Elementary School
Cook County SD 130
Blue Island
Cook
2.2%
4.2%
8.7%
Lincoln Elementary School
Johnston City CUSD 1
Pittsburg
Williamson
3.0%
6.0%
0.1%
North Elementary School
Waukegan CUSD 60
Waukegan
Lake
3.2%
9.4%
3.0%
Northwest Elementary School
La Salle Esd 122
La Salle
La Salle
3.5%
5.5%
1.5%
Nashville Grade School
Nashville CCSD 49
Nashville
Washington
4.8%
4.6%
4.9%
Lincoln Elementary School
Canton Union SD 66
Canton
Fulton
5.5%
12.9%
1.9%
Selmaville Elementary School
Selmaville CCSD 10
Salem
Marion
6.2%
11.9%
0.4%
Washington Elementary School
Oglesby Esd 125
Oglesby
La Salle
7.5%
10.9%
4.1%
Mulberry Grove Junior High School
Mulberry Grove CUSD 1
Mulberry Grove
Bond
7.9%
9.3%
6.5%
Washington Elementary School
SD U-46
Elgin
Kane
8.1%
1.1%
15.1%
Brownstown Junior High School
Brownstown CUSD 201
Brownstown
Fayette
8.1%
5.6%
10.5%
Lincoln Elementary School
Dolton SD 148
Dolton
Cook
8.7%
11.6%
5.8%
Lincoln Elementary School
Oglesby Esd 125
Oglesby
La Salle
9.0%
11.1%
6.9%
St. Elmo Junior High School
St Elmo CUSD 202
Saint Elmo
Fayette
9.0%
6.9%
11.1%
Washington Elementary School
Waukegan CUSD 60
Waukegan
Lake
9.2%
1.7%
16.6%
South Central Elementary-Kinmundy
South Central Cud 401
Kinmundy
Marion
9.4%
14.3%
4.5%
Irvington Elementary School
Irvington CCSD 11
Irvington
Washington
9.8%
16.2%
3.4%
Ramsey High School
Ramsey CUSD 204
Ramsey
Fayette
10.1%
9.2%
11.0%
South Central Middle School
South Central Cud 401
Kinmundy
Marion
10.3%
10.7%
10.0%
South Fork Junior Senior High School
South Fork SD 14
Kincaid
Christian
10.3%
19.3%
1.4%
Lincoln Elementary School
Mendota CCSD 289
Mendota
La Salle
10.8%
13.1%
8.4%
Morrisonville Elementary School
Morrisonville CUSD 1
Morrisonville
Christian
10.9%
9.9%
12.0%
Edinburg Elementary School
Edinburg CUSD 4
Edinburg
Christian
11.6%
9.0%
14.2%
Lincoln Elementary School
Addison SD 4
Addison
Dupage
11.7%
11.4%
12.0%
Northwest Elementary School
Lincoln Esd 27
Lincoln
Logan
12.1%
14.0%
10.1%
Willow Grove Elementary School
Willow Grove SD 46
Centralia
Clinton
12.2%
12.9%
11.4%
Lincoln Elementary School
St Charles CUSD 303
Saint Charles
Kane
12.6%
20.0%
5.1%
North Elementary School
CCSD 62
Des Plaines
Cook
12.6%
9.8%
15.4%
Lincoln Elementary School
Princeton Esd 115
Princeton
Bureau
13.0%
14.3%
11.7%
Lincoln Elementary School
Rochelle CCSD 231
Rochelle
Ogle
13.2%
12.2%
14.1%
Lincoln Elementary School
Morton CUSD 709
Morton
Tazewell
13.3%
18.9%
7.7%
Ramsey Elementary School
Ramsey CUSD 204
Ramsey
Fayette
13.3%
13.4%
13.3%
Russell Elementary School
Litchfield CUSD 12
Litchfield
Montgomery
13.4%
18.1%
8.7%
Sorento Elementary School
Bond County CUSD 2
Sorento
Bond
13.7%
14.8%
12.6%
South Fork Elementary School
South Fork SD 14
Kincaid
Christian
13.8%
16.9%
10.7%
Lincoln Elementary School
Pontiac CCSD 429
Pontiac
Livingston
13.9%
6.9%
20.9%
Lincoln Elementary School
Ottawa Esd 141
Ottawa
La Salle
14.6%
21.5%
7.7%
North Elementary School
Nokomis CUSD 22
Nokomis
Montgomery
14.8%
8.6%
21.0%
Northwestern Elementary School
Northwestern CUSD 2
Palmyra
Macoupin
14.8%
7.3%
22.4%
Lincoln Elementary School
Lyons SD 103
Brookfield
Cook
14.9%
17.7%
12.1%
Ashley Com Consolidated School
Ashley CCSD 15
Ashley
Washington
14.9%
1.7%
28.2%
Northwestern Junior High School
Northwestern CUSD 2
Palmyra
Macoupin
15.4%
6.0%
24.8%
Beckemeyer Elementary School
Breese Esd 12
Beckemeyer
Clinton
15.5%
16.3%
14.7%
Lincoln Elementary School
Macomb CUSD 185
Macomb
McDonough
15.9%
18.8%
13.0%
Mt Olive Elementary School
Mount Olive CUSD 5
Mount Olive
Macoupin
16.0%
18.3%
13.7%
Edinburg Junior High School
Edinburg CUSD 4
Edinburg
Christian
16.0%
20.0%
12.0%
St. Elmo Elementary School
St Elmo CUSD 202
Saint Elmo
Fayette
16.3%
24.6%
8.0%
Lincoln Elementary School
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb
16.4%
21.9%
11.0%
Iuka Community Consolidated School
Iuka CCSD 7
Iuka
Marion
16.6%
14.1%
19.1%
Lincoln Elementary School
Sterling CUSD 5
Sterling
Whiteside
16.9%
14.5%
19.4%
Washington Elementary School
Schiller Park SD 81
Schiller Park
Cook
17.6%
19.5%
15.6%
Brownstown Elementary School
Brownstown CUSD 201
Brownstown
Fayette
17.8%
20.5%
15.1%
Lincoln Elementary School
Pana CUSD 8
Pana
Christian
17.9%
17.2%
18.6%
Staunton Junior High School
Staunton CUSD 6
Staunton
Macoupin
18.0%
19.2%
16.8%
J. D. Colt Elementary School
Litchfield CUSD 12
Litchfield
Montgomery
18.2%
17.1%
19.4%
St. George Elementary School
St George CCSD 258
Bourbonnais
Kankakee
18.3%
16.0%
20.6%
Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Esd 156
Calumet City
Cook
18.4%
10.9%
25.8%
Sandoval Elementary School
Sandoval CUSD 501
Sandoval
Marion
18.7%
14.0%
23.4%
Morrisonville Junior High School
Morrisonville CUSD 1
Morrisonville
Christian
18.8%
17.4%
20.2%
Vandalia Junior High School
Vandalia CUSD 203
Vandalia
Fayette
18.8%
23.1%
14.4%
Greenville Elementary School
Bond County CUSD 2
Greenville
Bond
19.0%
18.8%
19.2%
Washington Elementary School
Pontiac CCSD 429
Pontiac
Livingston
19.1%
21.9%
16.4%
Mulberry Grove Elementary School
Mulberry Grove CUSD 1
Mulberry Grove
Bond
19.4%
14.7%
24.0%
Okawville Jr/Sr High School
West Washington Co Cud 10
Okawville
Washington
19.6%
13.8%
25.4%
Wesclin Middle School
Wesclin CUSD 3
Trenton
Clinton
19.6%
23.4%
15.8%
Lincoln Elementary School
East Peoria SD 86
East Peoria
Tazewell
19.6%
36.0%
3.2%
Patoka Elementary School
Patoka CUSD 100
Patoka
Marion
19.6%
23.1%
16.2%
Nokomis Jr/Sr High School
Nokomis CUSD 22
Nokomis
Montgomery
19.8%
14.9%
24.7%
Hillsboro Junior High School
Hillsboro CUSD 3
Hillsboro
Montgomery
19.9%
22.1%
17.8%
North Elementary School
Franklin Park SD 84
Franklin Park
Cook
20.1%
24.5%
15.7%
South Elementary School
Il Valley Central USD 321
Chillicothe
Peoria
20.2%
13.3%
27.1%
Raymond Grade School
Panhandle CUSD 2
Raymond
Montgomery
20.3%
27.7%
12.9%
Patoka Junior High School
Patoka CUSD 100
Patoka
Marion
20.4%
18.3%
22.6%
North Elementary School
Alton CUSD 11
Godfrey
Madison
20.9%
21.7%
20.2%
Oakdale Elementary School
McLean County Usd5
Normal
McLean
21.0%
23.8%
18.2%
Shipman Elementary School
Southwestern CUSD 9
Shipman
Macoupin
21.1%
28.3%
14.0%
Oakdale Grade School
Oakdale CCSD 1
Oakdale
Washington
21.4%
21.5%
21.4%
Pocahontas Center
Bond County CUSD 2
Pocahontas
Bond
21.5%
19.6%
23.4%
North Elementary School
Marshall CUSD 2c
Marshall
Clark
21.6%
20.7%
22.4%
Pana Junior High School
Pana CUSD 8
Pana
Christian
21.8%
26.6%
17.0%
St. Rose Elementary School
St Rose SD 14-15
Breese
Clinton
21.8%
19.2%
24.3%
North Elementary School
Sycamore CUSD 427
Sycamore
Dekalb
21.9%
17.6%
26.1%
Bartelso Elementary School
Bartelso SD 57
Bartelso
Clinton
22.1%
10.2%
33.9%
Kell Grade School
Kell Cons SD 2
Kell
Marion
22.1%
34.3%
9.9%
Memorial Elementary School
Taylorville CUSD 3
Taylorville
Christian
22.1%
26.4%
17.7%
Lincoln Elementary School
Robinson CUSD 2
Robinson
Crawford
22.9%
26.5%
19.2%
North Mac Intermediate
North Mac CUSD 34
Girard
Macoupin
22.9%
23.1%
22.8%
Raccoon Consolidated Elementary School
Raccoon Cons SD 1
Centralia
Marion
23.2%
27.2%
19.3%
Breese Elementary School
Breese Esd 12
Breese
Clinton
23.4%
22.3%
24.6%
Jefferson Middle School
SD 45 Dupage County
Villa Park
Dupage
23.4%
24.6%
22.2%
Lincoln Elementary School
Belvidere CUSD 100
Belvidere
Boone
23.5%
23.9%
23.1%
Vandalia Elementary School
Vandalia CUSD 203
Vandalia
Fayette
23.7%
17.4%
30.0%
Gillespie Middle School
Gillespie CUSD 7
Gillespie
Macoupin
23.7%
29.6%
17.8%
Carlinville Middle School
Carlinville CUSD 1
Carlinville
Macoupin
23.9%
24.6%
23.3%
Greenville Junior High School
Bond County CUSD 2
Greenville
Bond
23.9%
22.7%
25.0%
Central A. & M. Middle School
Central A & M Cud 21
Assumption
Shelby
24.1%
26.4%
21.7%
Wolf Ridge Education Center
Bunker Hill CUSD 8
Bunker Hill
Macoupin
24.3%
25.6%
23.0%
New Baden Elementary School
Wesclin CUSD 3
New Baden
Clinton
24.3%
20.9%
27.7%
Medora Intermediate School
Southwestern CUSD 9
Medora
Macoupin
24.4%
21.9%
26.9%
Southwestern Middle School
Southwestern CUSD 9
Piasa
Macoupin
24.8%
24.2%
25.4%
Okawville Grade School
West Washington Co Cud 10
Okawville
Washington
24.9%
26.3%
23.6%
Staunton Elementary School
Staunton CUSD 6
Staunton
Macoupin
24.9%
21.6%
28.1%
Carlinville Primary School
Carlinville CUSD 1
Carlinville
Macoupin
25.5%
29.2%
21.8%
Litchfield Middle School
Litchfield CUSD 12
Litchfield
Montgomery
25.9%
26.0%
25.7%
Carlyle Junior High School
Carlyle CUSD 1
Carlyle
Clinton
26.2%
29.2%
23.3%
Franklin Park Middle School
Salem SD 111
Salem
Marion
26.4%
23.6%
29.3%
Lincoln Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
26.4%
22.4%
30.5%
Albers Elementary School
Albers SD 63
Albers
Clinton
26.4%
19.2%
33.5%
Taylorville Junior High School
Taylorville CUSD 3
Taylorville
Christian
26.6%
25.8%
27.4%
Lincoln Elementary School
SD U-46
Hoffman Estates
Kane
26.8%
24.9%
28.6%
North Elementary School
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Crystal Lake
McHenry
27.1%
23.0%
31.2%
Sandoval Elementary School
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Cook
27.3%
33.4%
21.2%
Washington Elementary School
Jacksonville SD 117
Jacksonville
Morgan
27.9%
24.2%
31.6%
Beckemeyer Elementary School
Hillsboro CUSD 3
Hillsboro
Montgomery
28.2%
28.2%
28.3%
Washington Elementary School
Sterling CUSD 5
Sterling
Whiteside
28.6%
34.1%
23.2%
Carlyle Elementary School
Carlyle CUSD 1
Carlyle
Clinton
28.8%
23.5%
34.1%
Lincoln Elementary School
Marion CUSD 2
Marion
Williamson
28.8%
29.2%
28.4%
Damiansville Elementary School
Damiansville SD 62
Damiansville
Clinton
29.4%
22.3%
36.6%
Memorial Elementary School
CCSD 146
Tinley Park
Cook
29.7%
27.3%
32.1%
North Elementary School
SD 45 Dupage County
Villa Park
Dupage
29.8%
29.1%
30.4%
Lincolnwood Junior High School
Panhandle CUSD 2
Raymond
Montgomery
30.5%
24.6%
36.4%
Germantown Elementary School
Germantown SD 60
Germantown
Clinton
30.5%
21.2%
39.8%
Carlinville Intermediate School
Carlinville CUSD 1
Carlinville
Macoupin
30.6%
32.5%
28.6%
Lincoln Elementary School
Jacksonville SD 117
Jacksonville
Morgan
31.2%
34.8%
27.6%
Washington Elementary School
Marion CUSD 2
Marion
Williamson
31.4%
30.5%
32.2%
Lincoln Elementary School
Elmhurst SD 205
Elmhurst
Dupage
31.4%
28.1%
34.6%
Jefferson Middle School
Champaign CUSD 4
Champaign
Champaign
32.0%
32.7%
31.3%
Washington Elementary School
East Maine SD 63
Glenview
Cook
32.4%
26.7%
38.0%
Washington Elementary School
CUSD 200
Wheaton
Dupage
32.4%
34.1%
30.6%
Coffeen Elementary School
Hillsboro CUSD 3
Coffeen
Montgomery
33.0%
43.3%
22.7%
Lincoln Elementary School
CUSD 200
Wheaton
Dupage
33.5%
34.1%
32.8%
Aviston Elementary School
Aviston SD 21
Aviston
Clinton
34.3%
16.9%
51.7%
Hawthorn Elementary School
Salem SD 111
Salem
Marion
36.5%
41.0%
31.9%
Lincoln Elementary School
Palatine CCSD 15
Palatine
Cook
37.5%
36.4%
38.6%
Washington Elementary School
Bloomington SD 87
Bloomington
McLean
41.8%
37.1%
46.4%
Lincoln Elementary School
North Shore SD 112
Highland Park
Lake
43.6%
32.8%
54.5%
Washington Elementary School
Evanston CCSD 65
Evanston
Cook
45.6%
48.7%
42.6%
Lincoln Elementary School
Evanston CCSD 65
Evanston
Cook
45.7%
49.8%
41.6%
Washington Elementary School
Champaign CUSD 4
Champaign
Champaign
56.0%
55.5%
56.4%

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