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School District Receives State Report Cards web posted February 25, 2009 COUNTY – The Edgefield County School District received an Average Rating in both categories of Absolute Rating and Growth Rating on the State Report Cards which were released this past Friday. There were no school districts in the state to make Adequate Yearly Progress. “Our district falls into the 37.6% category of districts across the state receiving Average for absolute ratings while 65.2% of districts fall into categories with below average or at risk absolute ratings. 5.9% were good and 1.2% excellent in absolute ratings,” said Dr. Mary R. Crenshaw, Superintendent and continued, “We were pleased to have moved from Below Average in the Growth Rating category to Average and to maintain Average in the Absolute Rating area. The growth rating category is the measure of a school’s progress towards attaining and/or maintaining higher levels of performance. This category compares student test scores from one year to the next and is based on mathematical formulas set by the Education Oversight Committee.” Local Schools and their ratings received for the 2008 report are as follows: Douglas Elementary: Absolute Rating-Below Average; Growth Rating-Below Average. (2007 – Absolute Rating-At Risk; Growth Rating-At Risk) Johnston Elementary: Absolute Rating-Below Average; Growth Rating-At Risk. (2007-Absolute Rating-Average; Growth Rating-Average) Merriwether Elementary: Absolute Rating-Average; Growth Rating-At Risk. (2007- Absolute Rating-Good; Growth Rating-Below Average) W.E. Parker Elementary: Absolute Rating-Average; Growth Rating-Below Average. (2007-Absolute Rating-Below Average; Growth Rating-At Risk) JET Middle School: Absolute Rating-Below Average; Growth Rating-Below Average. (2007 – Absolute Rating-Below Average; Growth Rating-Below Average) Merriwether Middle School: Absolute Rating-Average; Growth Rating-Below Average.(2007 – Absolute Rating-Average; Growth Rating-At Risk) Fox Creek High School: Absolute Rating-Excellent; Growth Rating-Excellent. (2007 Absolute Rating-Below Average; Growth Rating-N/AV) Strom Thurmond High School: Absolute Rating-Good; Growth Rating-Excellent. (2007-Absolute Rating-Below Average; Growth Rating-Below Average) Strom Thurmond Career Center: Absolute Rating-Excellent; Growth Rating- Excellent. (2007-Absolute Rating-Excellent; Growth Rating-Excellent) The system’s increasing performance targets change from year to year for schools, thus making the increase for higher ratings harder to achieve. While overall performance shows improvement in most grade levels in the district, the increase in performance targets can alter ratings. “The district is now in the process of analyzing weak areas performance and will move towards implementation assistance to those target areas,” said Dr. Crenshaw and continued “Our schools are focused on the areas of weaknesses, as well as offering advanced opportunities and a continued rigorous curriculum for all students.” © Copyright 2009
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