News from August 2020
Saranac Jr/Sr High School is tied for 498th in total students assessed by the merit exam (2017-2018)
Saranac Jr/Sr High School is tied for 498th among Michigan public high schools with 56 students assessed by the Michigan Merit Exam (MME) in the 2017-2018 academic year, according to the Michigan Department of Education's 2018 MME report.
Commerce High School: 217 students classified as white during 2017-18 school year
Commerce High School had 217 students classified as white during the 2017-18 school year.
Crockett Elementary School has 40 African American students enrolled during 2017-18 school year
Crockett Elementary School (Wichita Falls ISD) had 40 African American students enrolled during the 2017-18 school year.
54 third grade students from Murray Co. Central Elementary School took the math portion of the MCA during 2017-18
54 third grade students from Murray Co. Central Elementary School took the mathematics portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) during the 2017-18 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
30% of white students in Montague Area Public Schools academically ready for college (2017-2018)
30 percent of white students in Montague Area Public Schools were academically ready for college in the 2017-2018 academic year, a better result than the overall average for all students in the district.
TEA reverses course, won't fund Texas schools district refusing to fully open
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) says school campuses that only offer remote-only learning will not receive full state funding, according to The Dallas Morning News.
Abbott waives some academic advancement requirements tied to standardized tests due to COVID-19 crisis.
With the anticipated impact of COVID-19-relate restrictions on the coming school year, Gov. Greg Abbott has waived some requirements regarding advancement to the next grade level and the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STARR).
Paxton: Education of our children is an essential Texas value
Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a statement declaring local health districts cannot broadly close schools to prevent the spread of COVID-19, leaving the decision of when and how to open schools up to individual school districts.
Mound Westonka High School: 17.5 percent of students partially meet standards on reading portion of MCA during 2017-18
17.5 percent of Mound Westonka High School students partially met standards on the reading portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) during the 2017-18 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
Barbara Jordan Elementary School: 212 students classified as white during 2017-18 school year
Barbara Jordan Elementary School had 212 students classified as white during the 2017-18 school year.
Pillow Elementary School: 22 Asian students enrolled during 2017-18 school year
Pillow Elementary School had 22 Asian students enrolled during the 2017-18 school year.
Sheldon ISD has 520 students classified as white during 2017-18 school year
Sheldon ISD had 520 students classified as white enrolled during the 2017-18 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Hughes Springs ISD has 6 Asian students during 2017-18 school year
Hughes Springs ISD had six Asian students enrolled during the 2017-18 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Cooke Elementary School: 213 students classified as white during 2017-18 school year
Cooke Elementary School had 213 students classified as white during the 2017-18 school year.
Black students at Mt. Pleasant City School District average 445 on the SAT math test (2017-2018)
Black students scored 445 on average on the SAT math test at Mt. Pleasant City School District during the 2017-2018 academic year, a worse result than the overall average for all students in the district.
Yellow Medicine East Middle School: 39.8 percent of students meet standards on reading portion of MCA during 2017-18
39.8 percent of Yellow Medicine East Middle School students met standards on the reading portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) during the 2017-18 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
American Indian or Alaska native students at Mt. Pleasant City School District average 466 on the SAT math test (2017-2018)
American Indian or Alaska native students scored 466 on average on the SAT math test at Mt. Pleasant City School District during the 2017-2018 academic year, a worse result than the overall average for all students in the district.
Dover-Eyota High School: 39.7 percent of students meet standards on reading portion of MCA during 2017-18
39.7 percent of Dover-Eyota High School students met standards on the reading portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) during the 2017-18 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
Elizabeth Smith Elementary School: 211 students classified as white during 2017-18 school year
Elizabeth Smith Elementary School had 211 students classified as white during the 2017-18 school year.
Arthur Kramer Elementary School has total enrollment of 615 students during 2017-18 school year
Arthur Kramer Elementary School had a total enrollment of 615 students during the 2017-18 school year.