Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School was among the schools that earned "Exceptional" ratings in the Iowa School Report Card from the Iowa Department of Education.
The ratings are based on the following educational measures:
- Proficiency: The percentage of students scoring proficient or better on reading and mathematics assessments.
- College and Career-Ready Growth: The percentage of students who are making the year-to-year growth necessary to be ready for college and career training by the end of high school.
- Annual Expected Growth: The percentage of students making a year of academic growth in a year’s time on reading and mathematics assessments.
- Closing Achievement Gap:A measure that reflects a statewide goal of narrowing the gap in achievement for students with disabilities, students who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals, and English Language Learners.
- College and Career Readiness: The percentage of students who score at or above a level of performance on reading and mathematics assessments that predicts a higher probability of postsecondary success. (Middle/high schools only.)
- Graduation Rate: The percentage of ninth-grade students who finished high school within five years. (High schools only.)
- Attendance: The average daily attendance of students, which is the total number of days students were enrolled and present divided by the total number of possible attendance days.
- Staff Retention: The percentage of teachers, school administrators and other licensed staff members who remained employed in a school over consecutive school years.
Superintendent, Mary Jo Hainstock said, "After legislative action, the Iowa department of education developed attendance center rankings that are based on several data points. Some of the data points are strongly correlated to student achievement and growth which are often linked to the social economic status of our students. Another item concerns staff retention and is a measurement of how many teachers and administrators in a building are in the same building from one October to the next. This measurement doesn’t take into account for retirements or when a teacher moves from one building to another within the same district. Consequently, Shellsburg’s retention rate is lower than some others across the district."
While the evaluations offer a variety of assessments in different areas, they do not, at times, allow for situations peculiar to a certain school or district.
For example, Shellsburg Principal Ryan Davis said that his building received lower marks for "Staff Retention," although many of those who left the Shellsburg building did so to teach in other VS classrooms.
The four Vinton-Shellsburg schools' report cards can be seen in detail by clicking the links below:
Tilford Elementary -- High performing
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