MASON CITY – The Mason City School District announced today that one of the schools in the district have made improvements in a school ratings system.
According to the Mason City School District:
The Iowa School Report Card makes it easier for our community to access and understand information about our schools. It includes information on some measures of achievement, including student proficiency rates in math and reading, student academic growth, narrowing achievement gaps among students, college and career readiness, student attendance, graduation rates and staff retention. Based on each school’s performance on those measures over a two- year period, the report card assigns one of six ratings: Exceptional, High-Performing, Commendable, Acceptable, Needs Improvement, and Priority.
We are excited to share at Mason City Community School District five buildings experienced growth. Harding Elementary and Hoover Elementary moved from a rating of “Needs Improvement” to “Acceptable”, while Mason City High School (Acceptable), Lincoln Intermediate (Needs Improvement) and Roosevelt Elementary (Needs Improvement) remained at the same rating but experienced growth in their overall score. John Adams Middle School (Acceptable) and Jefferson Elementary (Commendable) experienced a small decline in their overall score but remained at the same rating.
The Iowa School Report Card will add to conversations in our community about the work under way to prepare students for success and to help them achieve their full potential. This work includes a focus on the following measures of student performance:
• Annual expected growth
• College and Career Readiness • Closing the gap
You can locate our schools’ results, as well as more information about the Iowa School Report Card, on the following website: http://www.educateiowa.gov/schoolreportcard.
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