The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced recently that North Daviess R-3 and Gallatin R-5 were among 226 public schools, in 140 school districts, that have earned “Top 10” honors, based on their students’ consistently high scores in one or more areas of the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) exams.
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The Department’s annual list of highest-performing schools identifies elementary, middle and high schools with the highest percentages of students scoring at the “Proficient” and “Advanced” levels in each subject area and grade level covered by the mandatory MAP tests.
This is the third time Gallatin R-5 has placed in the Top Ten category and the first time for North Daviess.
The report actually consists of 36 separate Top 10 lists. There is a list for each of the four academic areas covered by the MAP (math, science, social studies and communication arts) at each level tested (elementary, middle and high school). In addition, the report rates schools in three size categories: under 250 students, 250-500 students and more than 500 students.
In schools with less than 250 students, R-3 received recognition for achievement in junior high communications arts (grade seven). In schools with between 250 and 500 students, Gallatin R- was recognized for its scores in both Junior High Math (grade eight) and high school math (grade 10) and junior high social studies (grade 8).
“Missouri schools aspire to be on this list,” said Commissioner of Education D. Kent King. “Being among the state’s 10 top-performing schools in a particular subject and grade level is something about which students, teachers and parents can be proud.”
For the second consecutive year, the report recognizes schools for sustained strong performance over multiple years –– from the year the exam became mandatory in each subject area until 2002.
The report also shows the percentage of minority students and the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals in each of the schools.
The purpose of the report is to recognize students and teachers in high-performing buildings and to identify successful schools that can provide effective examples of ways to improve student achievement.
The report also is important, King said, because it confirms that students in all types of schools –– large and small, rich and poor, urban and rural –– can achieve at high levels on the demanding MAP exams.