About 40 percent of Benjamin Franklin Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 60 percent of students failed, according to a Rock Island Today 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 Benjamin Franklin Elementary School English language scores, about 40 percent met expectations and none 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 27 percent approached expectations, while 17 percent partially met expectations and 16 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 Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, which enrolled 279 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.
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School's English language arts scores over 3 years
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