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Statewide test results: 49 percent of Amelia V. Carriel Junior High failed English language arts

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About 51 percent of Amelia V. Carriel Junior High students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and nearly a half of students failed, according to a Metro East Sun 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 Amelia V. Carriel Junior High English language scores, about 40 percent met expectations and 11 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 26 percent approached expectations, while 14 percent partially met expectations and 9 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 Amelia V. Carriel Junior High, which enrolled 681 students in 2017, surpassed state averages.

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

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

Amelia V. Carriel Junior High's English language arts scores over 3 years

Year
Passed
Failed
2017
50.9%
49.1%
2016
56.2%
43.8%
2015
51.3%
48.7%

How Jersey, Madison, Monroe and Saint Clair County schools' English language arts scores compare

School
City
County
Passed
Failed
Madison Junior High School
Naperville
Dupage
67.7%
32.3%
Mascoutah Middle School
Mascoutah
St. Clair
60.8%
39.2%
Pontiac Junior High School
Fairview Heights
St. Clair
59.3%
40.7%
Highland Middle School
Highland
Madison
52.6%
47.4%
Fulton Junior High School
O Fallon
St. Clair
51.3%
48.7%
Amelia V. Carriel Junior High
O Fallon
St. Clair
50.9%
49.1%
New Athens Junior High
New Athens
St. Clair
50%
50.0%
Central Junior High School
Belleville
St. Clair
45.2%
54.8%
Dupo Junior High School
Dupo
St. Clair
44.8%
55.2%
Lincoln Middle School
Edwardsville
Madison
44%
56.0%
Liberty Middle School
Edwardsville
Madison
41.5%
58.5%
Illini Middle School
Jerseyville
Jersey
41.2%
58.8%
West Junior High School
Belleville
St. Clair
39.2%
60.8%
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School
Bethalto
Madison
34.8%
65.2%
Triad Middle School
St Jacob
Madison
33.5%
66.5%
East Alton Middle School
East Alton
Madison
28.9%
71.1%
Emge Junior High School
Belleville
St. Clair
26.4%
73.6%
Pontiac Junior High School
Pontiac
Livingston
23.4%
76.6%
Lewis-Clark Junior High School
Wood River
Madison
22.9%
77.1%
Alton Middle School
Alton
Madison
22.9%
77.1%
Roxana Junior High School
Roxana
Madison
22.7%
77.3%
Collinsville Middle School
Collinsville
Madison
21.3%
78.7%
Coolidge Junior High School
Granite City
Madison
14.7%
85.3%
Lovejoy Middle School
Lovejoy
St. Clair
10%
90.0%
Madison Junior High School
Madison
Madison
6.9%
93.1%
Oliver Parks 6th Grade School
Cahokia
St. Clair
2.9%
97.1%

Top 20 Illinois schools' English language arts scores

School
City
County
Passed
Failed
Wood Oaks Junior High School
Northbrook
Cook
86.2%
13.8%
Daniel Wright Junior High School
Lincolnshire
Lake
85.6%
14.4%
Hickory Creek Middle School
Frankfort
Will
83.6%
16.4%
Butler Junior High School
Oak Brook
Dupage
82.1%
17.9%
Deer Path Middle School West
Lake Forest
Lake
80.2%
19.8%
Marie Murphy School
Wilmette
Cook
80%
20.0%
Lake Bluff Middle School
Lake Bluff
Lake
79.9%
20.1%
Kennedy Junior High School
Lisle
Dupage
79.5%
20.5%
Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Deerfield
Lake
78.6%
21.4%
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School
Big Rock
Dekalb
78.6%
21.4%
Maple School
Northbrook
Cook
76.5%
23.5%
Woodlawn Middle School
Long Grove
Lake
76.2%
23.8%
Twin Groves Middle School
Buffalo Grove
Lake
75.9%
24.1%
McClure Junior High School
Western Springs
Cook
75.7%
24.3%
Park Junior High School
La Grange Park
Cook
75.7%
24.3%
Carleton W. Washburne School
Winnetka
Cook
75.3%
24.7%
Stephen Mack Middle School
Rockton
Winnebago
75.1%
24.9%
Charles J. Caruso Middle School
Deerfield
Lake
73.5%
26.5%
Edison Middle School
Wheaton
Dupage
72.9%
27.1%
Mossville Junior High
Mossville
Peoria
71.9%
28.1%

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