(This is one of ten stories and fourteen tables associated with the release of the 1995 Illinois school report cards for city and suburban schools.)
Guide to interpreting standard test scores
Each spring, by law, Illinois public school students are given standard tests, and the results are made public every fall. Reading, writing and mathematics are tested in the 3rd, 6th, 8th and 10th grades; science and social studies are tested in the 4th, 7th and 11th grades.
Results for reading, math, social studies and science are given on a scale of 0 to 500; for writing, on a scale of 6 to 32. Composite scores from the American College Test are on a scale of 0 to 36.
The 1995 state averages are: 3rd-grade reading, 247; 6th-grade reading, 260; 8th-grade reading, 246; 10th-grade reading, 237; 3rd-grade math, 275; 6th-grade math, 272; 8th-grade math, 275; 10th-grade math, 259; 3rd-grade writing, 18.5; 6th-grade writing, 23.0; 8th-grade writing, 24.9; 10th-grade writing, 26.2; 4th-grade science, 243; 7th-grade science, 243; 11th-grade science, 256; 4th-grade social studies, 251; 7th-grade social studies, 244; 11th-grade social studies, 248; ACT composite, 21.1.
Each score listed in the tables is the average for the students at each school who took the test. The percentage of seniors who took the ACT also is noted; not all take it.
“Percent low income” refers to the students with incomes below the poverty line.
An x indicates that either no test was administered or the information was unavailable.
Source: Illinois State Board of Education.
Test scores for Chicago elementary schools
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—-Reading—- –Mathematics– —–Writing—–
3rd 6th 8th 3rd 6th 8th 3rd 6th 8th
School grade grade grade grade grade grade grade grade grade
Haines 153 192 165 173 219 248 16.6 20.6 20.2
Hale 243 241 237 305 238 245 20.5 20.3 24.6
Hamilton 298 237 230 299 224 226 18.4 21.9 24.7
Hamline 175 136 161 163 164 178 15.1 18.8 21.1
Hammond 129 124 x 159 171 x 16.0 18.9 x
Hancock x 191 x x 216 x x 21.2 x
Hanson Park 241 198 194 278 226 238 16.9 21.3 23.2
Harte x 162 209 x 167 211 x 21.1 22.8
Hartigan 95 109 134 134 159 161 13.8 18.5 20.5
Harvard 147 129 168 148 161 165 15.8 19.8 21.5
Haugan 193 196 185 228 191 210 16.5 19.8 21.9
Hawthorne Scholastic
316 319 299 352 355 351 21.6 27.3 28.6
Hay Academy 141 x x 132 x x 14.1 x x
Hayt 181 167 164 188 190 203 15.8 20.3 20.8
Healy 228 242 237 294 245 270 19.6 21.9 25.4
Hearst 145 188 172 157 206 181 16.0 20.3 23.4
Hedges 168 166 188 175 210 196 17.5 20.3 22.6
Hefferan 143 143 161 155 145 174 16.9 20.0 23.0
Henderson 185 150 128 134 165 146 14.4 17.8 19.8
Hendricks 212 175 209 249 202 245 18.1 20.0 22.2
Henry 208 230 x 222 221 x 17.6 22.2 x
Henson 128 110 157 150 137 154 14.4 16.8 22.3
Herbert 136 154 180 152 209 241 16.3 23.0 24.6
Herzl 151 154 165 179 167 174 16.1 19.0 21.6
Hibbard 211 198 x 257 263 x 17.5 23.4 x
Higgins Academy 154 161 209 160 231 214 15.6 20.7 24.7
Hinton 175 183 173 189 211 175 18.1 21.3 25.0
Hitch 200 227 250 195 240 273 18.3 22.1 22.7
Holden 187 201 142 187 198 165 17.0 21.3 22.2
Holmes 129 x x 155 x x 15.7 x x
Hope Academy x 148 166 x 173 181 x 20.5 22.0
Howe 146 141 162 160 166 167 16.7 18.5 21.5
Howland 96 133 165 202 173 169 13.2 20.1 20.8
Hoyne 179 201 x 210 211 x 19.1 21.6 x
Hughes, C. 145 168 178 193 202 191 14.8 20.9 22.3
Hughes, L. 164 171 204 148 184 200 15.1 22.3 22.0
Hurley 258 237 252 314 265 287 18.1 23.6 25.8
Inter-American Magnet
242 207 223 295 245 243 18.9 21.5 24.7
Irving 161 204 205 194 240 255 15.6 23.0 24.7
Irving Park Middle
x 176 191 x 205 224 x 21.0 22.1
Jackson Academy 291 306 265 327 329 305 19.0 24.9 27.1
Jackson, M. 120 174 180 140 207 197 13.1 19.3 21.0
Jahn 165 161 167 173 176 197 16.2 21.9 24.3
Jamieson 237 274 237 269 300 292 18.9 24.6 23.7
Jefferson Elem School
102 158 127 154 178 164 15.8 18.6 19.6
Jenner 117 123 147 132 131 166 15.8 18.7 21.3
Jensen Academy 163 181 188 233 198 209 17.1 20.0 21.7
Johnson 140 150 135 155 145 157 18.6 21.1 21.0
Joplin 174 204 194 173 212 214 17.8 23.1 23.8
Jordan 160 149 181 183 174 183 16.1 20.5 22.7
Jungman 164 146 x 221 177 x 16.9 17.9 x
Kanoon Magnet 205 181 192 212 228 222 17.8 20.8 21.2
Keller Magnet 369 388 x 417 408 x 22.0 25.9 x
Kellogg 278 298 274 299 288 291 18.1 23.2 27.2
Kenwood x x 345 x x 368 x x 27.7
Kershaw 131 141 x 170 189 x 16.0 19.2 x
Key 159 x x 187 x x 17.0 x x
Kilmer 171 188 176 216 182 196 16.3 21.3 24.1
King 169 163 148 186 179 197 16.2 19.7 21.5
Kinzie 223 249 221 269 234 238 16.7 24.3 26.4
Kipling 259 253 218 254 222 263 17.1 21.7 23.1
Kohn 147 200 177 147 213 186 15.4 18.9 20.3
Kozminski Academy 186 204 178 226 201 186 17.9 22.3 22.2
La Salle Academy 342 330 338 379 332 400 20.4 25.5 29.3
Lafayette 134 153 x 175 174 x 14.6 18.2 x
Lathrop 141 108 145 174 140 145 16.2 18.1 21.2
Lawndale Academy 122 152 203 153 194 240 15.5 20.4 23.1
Lawrence 158 186 184 153 177 194 14.9 19.8 21.2
Lee 243 273 262 329 283 265 18.6 23.8 24.0
Leland 163 x x 216 x x 17.2 x x
Lemoyne 169 218 183 177 215 199 17.3 20.3 22.6
Lenart Gifted 396 391 374 450 385 408 20.6 25.3 29.8
Lewis x x x x x x x x x
Libby 119 124 154 153 155 148 14.0 17.0 20.8
Lincoln 302 334 329 326 328 360 19.3 24.2 26.5
Linne 248 140 161 312 165 177 16.2 19.2 21.7
Lloyd 151 187 178 156 174 191 14.7 19.9 21.9
Locke 175 187 208 222 196 206 17.3 21.7 24.3
Lovett 161 137 167 171 172 164 15.2 20.2 23.1
Lowell 134 147 165 158 175 209 16.3 20.8 20.8
Lozano Bilingual Center
179 135 164 247 181 201 15.7 20.8 20.7
Lyon 202 198 172 229 217 202 17.2 20.9 21.3
Social
–Science– –studies–
4th 7th 4th 7th Percent
School grade grade grade grade low income
Haines 179 176 158 187 95.3
Hale 237 218 247 222 51.0
Hamilton 211 234 243 245 74.8
Hamline 138 160 108 147 97.0
Hammond 125 x 127 x 94.7
Hancock x x x x 85.3
Hanson Park 171 185 158 206 86.5
Harte 162 170 196 189 81.5
Hartigan 118 141 100 140 94.0
Harvard 138 172 124 164 94.8
Haugan 169 177 186 181 77.8
Hawthorne Scholastic
296 278 305 283 45.5
Hay Academy 159 x 181 x 93.4
Hayt 178 184 180 194 83.4
Healy 212 243 240 241 82.5
Hearst 137 156 124 179 86.8
Hedges 144 184 136 184 98.1
Hefferan 147 164 147 155 80.5
Henderson 125 135 122 152 82.0
Hendricks 228 196 238 217 42.2
Henry 196 x 198 x 91.2
Henson 149 142 134 149 99.0
Herbert 120 119 121 150 27.5
Herzl 116 136 110 154 90.7
Hibbard 186 x 202 x 94.9
Higgins Academy 151 164 154 173 88.1
Hinton 139 139 163 159 90.6
Hitch 190 256 195 295 64.1
Holden 183 181 157 199 90.4
Holmes 165 x 170 x 97.7
Hope Academy 196 162 150 167 96.3
Howe 137 151 119 164 87.3
Howland 128 137 115 160 97.8
Hoyne 155 x 160 x 78.2
Hughes, C. 175 157 178 169 96.1
Hughes, L. 124 151 124 169 93.6
Hurley 222 241 218 250 63.7
Inter-American Magnet
238 221 244 203 59.7
Irving 183 188 166 189 89.1
Irving Park Middle
x 197 x 193 81.6
Jackson Academy 257 267 272 288 51.4
Jackson, M. 148 159 141 151 89.8
Jahn 157 179 159 175 88.3
Jamieson 241 241 255 259 48.4
Jefferson Elem School
130 135 124 122 88.9
Jenner 138 146 122 138 96.5
Jensen Academy 170 149 180 159 86.5
Johnson 133 148 131 150 96.9
Joplin 178 164 191 170 87.6
Jordan 147 153 169 172 92.3
Jungman 162 x 166 x 95.6
Kanoon Magnet 205 179 181 175 90.2
Keller Magnet 318 x 331 x 29.7
Kellogg 247 247 257 256 15.3
Kenwood x 337 x 331 50.3
Kershaw 157 x 150 x 66.8
Key 148 x 134 x 68.6
Kilmer 178 170 175 164 90.7
King 150 153 151 143 98.7
Kinzie 233 203 222 204 57.1
Kipling 219 198 191 221 81.3
Kohn 146 172 131 188 94.4
Kozminski Academy
190 179 194 191 86.8
La Salle Academy 305 304 301 309 24.6
Lafayette 140 x 129 x 95.6
Lathrop 128 129 103 144 89.3
Lawndale Academy 150 168 145 176 98.1
Lawrence 153 129 151 187 81.9
Lee 222 210 220 229 54.9
Leland x x x x 95.4
Lemoyne 191 165 187 161 83.6
Lenart Gifted 366 360 375 396 32.6
Lewis x x x x 94.0
Libby 142 131 141 141 88.5
Lincoln 304 314 327 327 27.5
Linne 187 183 196 184 93.7
Lloyd 138 170 142 158 94.1
Locke 182 182 187 184 70.7
Lovett 163 167 142 180 74.8
Lowell 141 144 128 145 94.9
Lozano Bilingual Center
169 181 160 174 98.2
Lyon 183 181 178 182 81.6 %%
