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Statewide test results: 76 percent of Pontiac Junior failed English language arts

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About 24 percent of Pontiac Junior High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 76 percent of students failed, according to a McLean County Times 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 Pontiac Junior High School English language scores, about 21 percent met expectations and 3 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 32 percent approached expectations, while 29 percent partially met expectations and 15 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 Pontiac Junior High School, which enrolled 367 students in 2018, fell below state averages.

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

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

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

Year
Passed
Failed
2018
23.6%
76.4%
2017
23.4%
76.6%
2016
28.6%
71.4%
2015
23.8%
76.2%

How McLean and Livingston County schools' English language arts scores compare

School
City
County
Passed
Failed
Pontiac Junior High School
Fairview Heights
Saint Clair
48.7%
51.3%
Prairie Central Junior High School
Forrest
Livingston
46.2%
53.8%
Chiddix Junior High School
Normal
McLean
40%
60.0%
Parkside Junior High School
Normal
McLean
39.4%
60.6%
Evans Junior High School
Bloomington
McLean
38%
62.0%
Kingsley Junior High School
Normal
McLean
37.9%
62.1%
Lexington Junior High School
Lexington
McLean
34.5%
65.5%
Leroy Junior High School
Le Roy
McLean
32.4%
67.6%
Ridgeview Junior High School
Colfax
McLean
31.8%
68.2%
Olympia Middle School
Stanford
McLean
30.5%
69.5%
Pontiac Junior High School
Pontiac
Livingston
23.6%
76.4%
Bloomington Junior High School
Bloomington
McLean
22.9%
77.1%

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%

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