The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following press release:
MDE Releases School, District Performance Labels for 2015-16 School Year
JACKSON,
Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) today released
letter grades for schools and districts based on Mississippi’s
A-F accountability system that evaluates how schools and districts
performed in the 2015-16 school year.
District grades for 2015-16 include 14 “A” districts, 39 “B” districts, 36 “C” districts, 35 “D” districts and 19 “F” districts.
The Mississippi State Board of Education approved the 2015-16 accountability results during its Oct. 20 Board meeting.
“These
results represent a new starting point for measuring the progress of
schools and districts across the state,” said Dr. Carey Wright,
state superintendent of education. “Superintendents, principals and
teachers have all worked diligently to implement higher academic
standards and help students achieve better outcomes. Our students’
significant gains on the National Assessment of Educational
progress, their rising graduation rate and their achievements in
Advanced Placement all show that students are rising to higher
expectations.”
Mississippi
is no longer under a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education to
compensate for the state transitioning to higher standards
of learning. For the 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years, the waiver
allowed schools and districts to retain the letter grades they received
the previous school year if assessment results caused their grades to
drop.
The
2015-16 accountability grades are based on the results of the
Mississippi Assessment Program (MAP) for English language arts and
Mathematics.
MAP tests were administered to students in grades 3-8 and in high
school for the first time during the 2015-16 school year. MAP tests are
aligned to the Mississippi College and Career Ready Standards and will
continue to be used in future years to assess students
statewide.
“We
expect to see continued growth on MAP from year to year as teachers
maintain high academic standards and students are challenged to
meet those standards,” Wright said. “Our students at all levels have
proven they can meet, and exceed, rigorous academic standards.”
Because
Mississippi students took a new statewide assessment and two new high
school components to the accountability system went into effect in
2015-16, the MDE had to reset the point scale for
assigning grades.
The
accountability system factors in student proficiency, a standards-based
growth model and the four-year graduation rate, if the school has a 12th grade.
The new high
school components include student performance on the ACT and
participation and performance in advanced coursework such as Advanced
Placement and dual credit/dual enrollment courses.
The
system also places an emphasis on student academic growth, particularly
the lowest performing 25 percent of students. Students meet
growth if their scores improve from one proficiency level to the next,
or move sufficiently within the lower proficiency levels.
“The
accountability system is designed to present a more transparent picture
of how well schools are serving students at all levels,” said Dr. J.P.
Beaudoin, chief of research and development
at MDE. “The 2015-16 results break the trend lines from previous years and establish a new baseline
for measuring progress.”
Mississippi
State Board of Education Chair Rosemary Aultman said accountability
grades provide valuable information to parents and communities
about how well schools are preparing student for college and careers.
“Strong schools make strong communities,” Aultman said. “Mississippi schools have
been working
hard to raise student achievement, and we are starting to see
significant results. Students are being prepared to be successful in
college and the workforce, and to face a future of unlimited
opportunities.”
Learn more about the components of the accountability system for elementary, middle and high schools here.
To view the complete 2015-16 accountability results for schools and districts visit:
http://reports.mde.k12.ms.us/Kingfish note: The number of districts for each grade is posted below. The number of districts from the previous year for each grade are posted in parenthesis.
A: 14 (19)
B: 39 (43)
C: 36 (54)
D: 34 (30)
F: 19 (0)
Here are the local scores:
Canton:F
Clinton: A
Hinds County:
Jackson: F
Madison County: A
Pearl: B
Rankin County: A
The ratings are published in an Excel spreadsheet format. If they are hard to read, send an email to kingfish1935@gmail.com and I will email a copy to you.
District grades start on page 3.
School grades start on page 7.
3 comments:
DeSoto County - still reppin' hard.
Oxford top-ranked district in state.
Interesting how East Flora principal fired all the white teachers and is now on the bottom.
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