State data for Macomb shows divide between group test scores
MACOMB - Substantial gaps between standardized test scores of black and white students are cause for concern among some in the community.There are those who suggest there may be racism inherant in the system.Despite the Illinois State Board of Education's 2014 Macomb CUSD 185 report card, which graphs black elementary students 36 percent below white students on standardized reading scores and 39 percent lower in math and at the high-school level white kids led reading scores