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closeFewer public elementary and middle schools in York and Lancaster counties met federal student achievement goals than last year, according to results released this morning.
Chester schools’ ratings mirror last year when no elementary or middle school met goals.
The ratings fall under the government’s No Child Left Behind Act, which requires schools to show that all kinds of students are proficient in math, English and language arts.
Schools that continuously fail to make so-called adequate yearly progress, or AYP, may face penalties. They may have to hire tutors or offer school transfers. Schools make AYP only if they reach all of their goals.
In South Carolina, the results come from student scores on the state’s PACT test.
High school results have been delayed this year due to “concerns over possible computation errors,” according to the S.C. Department of Education. Results for school districts and the state will be released along with the high school numbers, possibly next week.
For many, the ratings can be confusing. The government’s requirements are complicated and very detailed.
Schools must report state test scores for all racial groups, students with disabilities, students with limited proficiency in English and those who qualify for free and reduced-price lunch. If a school has fewer than 40 students in a group, results are not tallied.
Schools that miss academic goals for any group — or that fail to test at least 95 percent of students in any eligible group — do not meet the federal standard.
All types of students must have acceptable pass rates for a school to succeed.
To see detailed results, click here.
| Here’s a glance at how area schools fared (minus high schools): |
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Rock Hill schools Made AYP India Hook Elementary Lesslie Elementary Didn’t make AYP Belleview Elementary Castle Heights Middle Childrens Attention Charter Ebenezer Avenue Elementary Ebinport Elementary Finley Road Elementary Independence Elementary Mount Gallant Elementary Northside Elementary Oakdale Elementary Old Pointe Elementary Rawlinson Road Middle Richmond Drive Elementary Rosewood Elementary Saluda Trail Middle Sunset Park Elementary The Childrens School At Sylvia W.C. Sullivan Middle York Road Elementary Fort Mill schools Made AYP Gold Hill Middle Didn’t make AYP Fort Mill Elementary Fort Mill Middle Gold Hill Elementary Orchard Park Elementary Riverview Elementary Springfiled Elementary Springfield Middle York schools Made AYP Hickory Grove-Sharon Elementary Didn’t make AYP Cotton Belt Elementary Harold C. Johnson Middle Hunter Street Elementary Jefferson Elementary York Junior High Clover schools Made AYP Bethany Elementary Bethel Elementary Crowders Creek Elementary Crowders Creek Middle Griggs Road Elementary Didn’t make AYP Clover Junior High Clover Middle Kinard Elementary Lancaster schools Made AYP Discovery Charter Of Lancaster North Elementary McDonald Green Elementary Didn’t make AYP A.R. Rucker Middle Andrew Jackson Middle Brooklyn Springs Elementary Buford Elementary Buford Middle Clinton Elementary Erwin Elementary Heath Springs Elementary Indian Land Elementary Indian Land Middle Kershaw Elementary South Middle Chester schools Didn’t make AYP Charter Academy For Teaching Chester Middle Chester Park Elementary Literacy and Technology Chester Park Elementary Of Inquiry Chester Park Elementary of Fine Arts Great Falls Elementary Great Falls Middle Lewisville Elementary Lewisville Middle |
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