District 65 2020 Achievement Report: More Limited in Scope, But Same Trends
At their April 12 meeting, District 65 School Board members discussed the District’s 2020 Accountability and Achievement Report. Due to limitations resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the report provides more limited data: the percentage of students meeting the 50th percentile on the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test given in the winter of the 2019-20 school year and two prior years, and…
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AP Results Mixed: More Students Earn 3 or Higher on Exams, But Fewer Minority Student Enroll
There has been a decrease in the percentages of minority students taking AP classes over the past few years.
Significantly Fewer District 65 Students Are On Track to College Readiness Than Five Years Ago
The drop in the percentage of White, Black and Latinx students meeting college readiness benchmarks over time is significant.
School District 65’s Scores on 5 Essentials Survey Are ‘Discouraging’
The results of the annual 5Essentials survey show that in the 2019-2020 school year, School District 65 scored lower in each of the five areas deemed critical for school success than it did in the prior school…
Not Much Progress in Meeting School Districts’ 2014 Joint Literacy Goal
In January 2014, the School Boards of Districts 65 and 202 adopted a Joint Literacy Goal. The goal states: “District 65 and District 202 will ensure that all students are proficient readers and college and career ready…
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More than half of the pre-kindergarten students in School District 65’s Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Education Center met or exceeded standards on a fall standardized test, Sharon Sprague reported at the School Board’s Jan. 25 meeting. She is Director of Early Childhood Programs at the…
Overall, Students Report a Mixed Experience with Remote Learning at District 65
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How Are District 65 Students Doing Compared to National Averages?
White students at School District 65 are scoring, on average, 3.84 grade levels above the national average. Hispanic students are scoring at about the national average, and Black students are scoring 0.85 grade levels below the national average. But, District 65 Hispanic students and Black students,…
AP Results Mixed: More Students Earn 3 or Higher on Exams, But Fewer Minority Student Enroll
There has been a decrease in the percentages of minority students taking AP classes over the past few years.
School District 65’s Scores on 5 Essentials Survey Are ‘Discouraging’
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Significantly Fewer District 65 Students Are On Track to College Readiness Than Five Years Ago
The drop in the percentage of White, Black and Latinx students meeting college readiness benchmarks over time is significant.
NWEA’s Expected Growth Targets Are Not Aligned With the Growth Students Need to Be on Track to College Readiness by 8th Grade
One goal of the District 65 School Board is to increase the percentage of its students who meet benchmarks that indicate a student is on track to college and career readiness. The benchmarks were identified by the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) for the Measures of Academic…
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Academic performance data shows ETHS disparities persist
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ETHS unveils new multilingual services department
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District 65 data shows academic improvements, though math readiness remains a concern
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District 65 ‘high-dose tutoring’ showing signs of success
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At joint school board meeting, District 65 defends goals, summarizes work to improve achievement in literacy
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Student math scores show potential long-term declines, ETHS report says
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On Nov. 14, School District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton advised the School Board that one of the District’s five-year goals is to increase the percentage of students who are on…
D65’s scores drop in four of five essentials for school success
On the 2022 5Essentials survey, School District 65 scored lower in four of the five essentials deemed critical for school success, than it did on 2021 survey. It stayed the…
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