Four schools within the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. have received higher scores than the prior year on the Indiana Department of Education’s A-F Accountability System.
Three BCSC elementary schools each improved one grade level — Richards to an A, and Clifty Creek and Schmitt to a C. Northside Middle School also increased one grade, to a B.
Columbus North dropped one grade level, to a B, in the 2017-18 school accountability grades. That’s the same grade as Columbus East. Grades for all other schools remained the same.
The Columbus-based school system received an overall B grade for the third straight year. The district score for Hope-based Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp. also held steady at a B for the third straight year.
Elementary and middle schools are assigned a letter grade based on ISTEP+ scores in performance and growth, which takes into consideration the number of students who catch up, keep up or move up in their ISTEP performance. High schools are also evaluated on ISTEP+ performance and growth, as well as graduation rates and college/career readiness scores.
The Department of Education said 22 percent of schools in the state improved one or more letter grades. Nearly 64 percent of schools received an A or a B, with nearly 9 percent improving their letter grade to an A, the department said.
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