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Local schools receive state evaluations on performance
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Published: November 2, 2009
The N.C. Department of Public Instruction handed out report cards last week for every public school and the state's 115 school districts.
The results were mixed for local schools, including the area's three charter schools, as well as Iredell-Statesville Schools and the Mooresville Graded School District.
Among the highlights:
-I-SS students performed better than the state average on reading and math tests;
-Twenty-six percent of I-SS elementary schools are now in "school improvement status."
-Twenty-six percent of I-SS elementary schools achieved high growth compared to the state average of 47 percent; 57 percent of middle schools received high growth (state average 32 percent) and 29 percent of high schools achieved high growth (state average 28 percent).
The report cards offer a snapshot of individual schools and entire school districts.
Districts and schools were graded on high student performance; safe, orderly and caring schools; and quality teachers and administrators.
Other information made available in the report cards include school and class size; use and source of funding; students performance in End-of-Grade testing, End-of-Course testing; school performance, and Adequate Yearly Progress.
To learn more about N.C. Report Cards, visit the DPI Web site at http://www.ncpublicschools.org
Iredell-Statesville Schools
I-SS students in grades 3-8 performed better than the state average on ABC reading and math EOG.
I-SS students scored 73.6 percent in reading and 86.9 percent in math, compared to the state average of 67 percent in reading and 80 percent in math.
Adequate Yearly Progress
I-SS met 62 out of 65 AYP targets.
Seventy-nine percent of elementary schools made AYP, which is 3 percent below the state average, along with 100 percent of middle schools and 57 percent of high schools.
Ninety-seven percent of I-SS teachers are fully licensed in the district's elementary schools, 96 percent in the middle schools, and 94 percent in the high schools.
Several calls to I-SS for comment were not returned.
American Renaissance School
The Statesville charter school met AYP, is a "School of Progress," and the student performance on the EOG reading and math showed improvements last year.
"It's showing we're making progress," Principal Stephen Gay said of the EOG trend data. "Our emphasis on that paid off."
He said there are areas the school still needs to work on. Improving literacy is a focus this school year.
Success Charter Institute
While Success Charter Institute, also in Statesville, made AYP and met all nine target goals, it received "No Recognition" on ABC results.
Students performed at 58.5 percent in reading and 71.7 percent in math on the EOGs.
The school's reading scores were 11 percent below state average and its math scores were 9 percent below state average.
Mooresville Graded School District
District spokeswoman Dreisa Sherrill said MGSD was above state average in pretty much every measure.
"We are very pleased with the progress the district has made," she said.
Sherrill credits the laptop initiative, "Digital Conversion Initiative," in fourth through 12th grades for student acasuccess.
"What we're doing strategically is paying off," she said. "We plan to continue going forward."
The school district's students fared well with their EOGs.
Students scored 75 percent in reading, which was 8 percent above the state average, and 87.9 percent in math, which was 7 percent better than the state average.
Fifty percent of MGSD's elementary schools and 100 percent of its high schools met "high growth."
Fifty percent of elementary schools and 100 percent of middle schools met "expected growth."
Pine Lake Preparatory
Head of School Alice Dunaway said officials at the Mt. Mourne charter school are very pleased with the Report Card results.
Pine Lake was recognized as a "School of Distinction," made "expected growth" and met all 16 AYP target goals.
"Our success is due to our students, our academic partners, and ongoing support of our families," she said.
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