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Statewide test results: 66 percent of Silas Willard failed English language arts

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About 34 percent of Silas Willard Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 66 percent of students failed, according to a Galesburg Reporter 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 Silas Willard Elementary School English language scores, about 32 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 34 percent approached expectations, while 19 percent partially met expectations and 14 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 Silas Willard Elementary School, which enrolled 469 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.

Silas Willard Elementary School's English language arts scores over 4 years

Year
Passed
Failed
2018
34.1%
65.9%
2017
36.7%
63.3%
2016
39.5%
60.5%
2015
33.4%
66.6%

How Knox, Warren and Henderson County schools' English language arts scores compare

School
City
County
Passed
Failed
Williamsfield Elementary School
Williamsfield
Knox
67.5%
32.5%
R. O. W. V. A. Elementary School
Oneida
Knox
49.4%
50.6%
Hedding Grade School
Abingdon
Knox
43.7%
56.3%
Gale School
Galesburg
Knox
41.5%
58.5%
United Elementary School - West
Monmouth
Warren
37%
63.0%
Mable Woolsey Elementary School
Knoxville
Knox
35.7%
64.3%
Silas Willard Elementary School
Galesburg
Knox
34.1%
65.9%
King School
Galesburg
Knox
28.5%
71.5%
United Elementary School - North
Alexis
Warren
28.4%
71.6%
Avon Elementary School
Avon
Knox
28.1%
71.9%
Steele School
Galesburg
Knox
24.5%
75.5%
Nielson Elementary School
Galesburg
Knox
22%
78.0%
Central Intermediate School
Monmouth
Warren
21.9%
78.1%
Harding Primary School
Monmouth
Warren
20.4%
79.6%
West Central Elementary School
Biggsville
Henderson
15.4%
84.6%

Top 20 Illinois schools' English language arts scores

School
City
County
Passed
Failed
Prairieview-Ogden North Elementary
Royal
Champaign
91.3%
8.7%
Decatur Classical Elementary School
Chicago
Cook
90.8%
9.2%
Walden Elementary School
Deerfield
Lake
87.6%
12.4%
Thomas Dooley Elementary School
Schaumburg
Cook
87%
13.0%
Meadow Glens Elementary School
Naperville
Dupage
85.6%
14.4%
Elm Elementary School
Burr Ridge
Dupage
84.9%
15.1%
Madison Elementary School
Hinsdale
Dupage
84.8%
15.2%
Thurgood Marshall Elementary
Rockford
Winnebago
84.4%
15.6%
Forest Hills Elementary School
Western Springs
Cook
84.2%
15.8%
McDade Elementary Classical School
Chicago
Cook
84.1%
15.9%
Ravinia Elementary School
Highland Park
Lake
83.9%
16.1%
Shabonee School
Northbrook
Cook
83.4%
16.6%
Eisenhower Academy
Joliet
Will
82.8%
17.2%
South Park Elementary School
Deerfield
Lake
82.4%
17.6%
Willard Elementary School
River Forest
Cook
81.7%
18.3%
Longfellow Elementary School
Wheaton
Dupage
81.2%
18.8%
Brook Forest Elementary School
Oak Brook
Dupage
80.9%
19.1%
Grove Avenue Elementary School
Barrington
Lake
80.8%
19.2%
The Lane Elementary School
Hinsdale
Dupage
80.7%
19.3%
Ellsworth Elementary School
Naperville
Dupage
80.7%
19.3%

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