The Indiana State Board of Education met Wednesday where the members approved placement of A-F school grades.
For the second year, they agreed to hold schools harmless. That means a school may not receive a letter grade lower than the grade received in the 2017-2018 or 2018-2019 school years.
The cancellation of the Spring 2020 administration of the statewide assessments directly impacted the ability to calculate A-F letter grades for the 2019-2020 school year. The Indiana Department of Education compared each school’s grade for the past previous school years and assigned the better grade received by the school among those three school years. Grades were based upon ILEARN proficiency and participation rates and growth in the Elementary and Middle Schools while High Schools were graded on ISTEP+ 10 proficiency and participation rates and growth based on those results. High Schools were also measured on a 2019 cohort for four-year graduate rate and college/career readiness rate, plus a 2018 cohort for five-year improvement score.
The Culver Community School Corporation received a B while the Middle/High School received a B and the Elementary School received a C.
The Argos Community School Corporation and all schools within the corporation were given a B letter grade.
The Bremen Public School Corporation and its Elementary/Middle School got a B and the High School got an A.
The Plymouth Community School Corporation, Plymouth High School and Riverside Intermediate School got a B, the Menominee Elementary School and Lincoln Junior High School got a C, the Jefferson and Webster Elementary Schools received a D, and Washington Discovery Academy got an A.
The Triton Community School Corporation and its Elementary School got a B and the Junior/Senior High School got an A.
The John Glenn School Corporation, John Glenn High School, and North Liberty and Walkerton Elementary Schools got an A. Urey Middle School got a B. The Union-North United School Corporation, the LaVille Junior-Senior High School and Elementary School received a B.
