State Report Card Is In: See How Palos Schools Rank

District 118

Using the new performance metrics the district dropped one point form 83 to 82 percent of students meeting state standards on their composite reading and math scores. The state average is 59 percent. Last year, the old cut scores showed 95 percent of students meeting standards. However, when looking at the results of both years using this year's metrics the district only dropped one point. 

This year D118 students scored 22 percentage points higher than the state average in reading and 24 points higher in mathematics. Using this year's standards, 83 percent of students met standards in math and 81 percent in reading. 

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District 128

District 128 showed growth in reading this year with scores rising from 75 percent of students meeting state standards in 2012 to 77 percent meeting in 2013, using the new metrics. In math the district dropped from 75 percent to 72 percent this year. The state average in both categories was 59 percent of students meeting or exceeding standards. 

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District 117

North Palos School District 117 held steady in their ISAT composites scores this year when using the same standards for both years. A total of 77 percent of students met the state standard. The district scored a 74 percent in reading and 80 percent in math. 

Using the old cut score standards last year the district had a composite score of 94 percent, however when adjusted with the new standards the 2012 number was 77 percent. 

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Stagg High School

The state uses the PSAE test to determine high school progress. Stagg High School saw a five point jump in their composite scores on that test with 59 percent of students meeting standards this year, while in 2012 54 percent did. Historically, that is the highest number since 2010 when 60 percent of students hit the mark. The state average this year was 53 percent. 

The school scored a 60 percent in reading, five points higher than the state average this year. Mathematics scores stood at 58 percent of students meeting or exceeding standards in 2013. That is a jump of five percentage points over last year. The state average was 52 percent. 

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Sandburg High School

The other District 230 school scored a composite 69 percent of students meeting state standards in 2013, a drop of just one percentage point from last year with a state average of 53 percent. 

The school scored slightly higher in math with 70 percent of students meeting standards in that category. The reading score stands at 69 percent. 

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Shepard High School

Shepard sits 10 points below the state composite average on the PSAE test with 43 percent of students meeting standards. That is in line with what the school scored for the past three years. Their reading scores were higher with 55 percent meeting standards, while 39 percent of students met the mark in math. That's a drop of three points since last year. 

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