When it comes to the latest A through F School Accountability Grades released by the Indiana Department of Education, multiple local school corporations saw an improvement or remained consistent with last year’s grade.
The John Glenn School Corporation’s grade went from a B in the 2016-2017 school year to an A in the 2017-2018 school year, the Culver School Corporation improved from a C last year to a B this year and Argos, Bremen and Plymouth School Corporations stayed the same, retaining a B letter grade.
The Triton School Corporation did see a minor drop in their grade, going from an A in the 2016-2017 school year to a B this year.
In addition to providing a grade for the entire school corporation, state officials release grades for each individual school within a corporation.
Triton’s individual school grades also saw a bit of a drop. Triton Elementary and the Jr./Sr. High School went from an A to a B this year.
At John Glenn, the High School and North Liberty Elementary School both kept their A letter grade while Walkerton Elementary improved from a B to an A and Urey Middle School saw a major improvement, going from a D last year to a B this year.
Meanwhile, in Culver, the Elementary School’s grade remained at C and the Middle/High School improved from a C to a B. Bremen’s Middle/Elementary School grade stayed the same at a B and the Senior High’s grade improved, going from a B to an A this year.
Some Plymouth Schools saw their grades remain the same, such as Riverside Intermediate and Plymouth High School, who each retained a B and the Lincoln Jr. High which kept a C letter grade.
A few of the other schools saw their grade go down. Webster Elementary went from a B to a D, Jefferson Elementary went from a C to a D, Washington Discover Academy went from an A to a B and Menominee saw a C letter grade this year compared to last year’s A.
State officials report that roughly 22 percent of schools improved one or more letter grades, with nearly 9 percent improving their letter grade to an A. They add that overall, close to 64 percent of schools received an A or B.
For more information about how these grades are determined, click the following link to view the Indiana Department of Education’s school accountability presentation.
