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Think tank gives county schools mixed grades
Feb 15, 2013 (The Columbian - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
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A report released this week by a public policy think tank in Olympia gave 15 public schools in Clark County an A grade for academic achievement, but gave most schools a C or D, and gave seven schools an F.
The Washington Policy Center on Wednesday released its take on a state "achievement index" for 231 schools, to show how schools would fare if the state assigned letter grades to school performance. Bills to mandate such grades are before the Washington Legislature.
"Senior elected leaders, including Governor Inslee, recommend giving public schools letter grades to inform the public about how well schools are fulfilling their paramount duty to provide for the education of every child," Liv Finne, director of the Center for Education at Washington Policy Center, wrote in policy notes released this week.
The Washington Policy Center uses statistics compiled from the State Board of Education's annual School Achievement Index Report, which compares test scores and graduation rates, and adds its own letter grades.
In Clark County, 15 schools, or 11.6 percent, were rated "exemplary" and received an A grade. Fourteen schools, or 10.8 percent, were rated "very good" and were given a B. Fifty-four schools, or 41.8 percent, were rated "good" and given a C. Thirty-nine schools, or 30.2 percent, were rated "fair" and given a D, and seven schools, or 5.4 percent, were rated "struggling" and given an F.
Statewide, 11 percent of the schools received an A grade; 15 percent received a B, 35 percent received a C, 27 percent received a D, and 7 percent received an F.
According to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, the School Achievement Index was mandated by the Washington State Legislature and adopted by the State Board of Education and OSPI in 2009. Neither OSPI nor the State Board of Education use the statistics to rank schools or to give schools letter grades.
Finne said Sen. Steve Litzow, R-Mercer Island, introduced SB 5328 to create an A through F system based on the State Board of Education's accountability measures, and Rep. Cathy Dahlquist, R-Enumclaw, has introduced a companion measure, HB 1476, in the House.
The Washington Public Policy Center bills itself as "an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that promotes sound public policy based on free-market solutions."
Clark County's highest-achieving schools, rated "exemplary" or grade of A
Battle Ground Public Schools
CAM Junior/Senior High
Battle Ground High School
Camas School District
Camas High School
Grass Valley Elementary
Hayes Freedom High School
Helen Baller Elementary
Liberty Middle School
Skyridge Middle School
Evergreen Public Schools
Fisher's Landing Elementary
Riverview Elementary
Shahala Middle School
Ridgefield School District
South Ridge Elementary
Vancouver Public Schools
Clark Co. Detention Center
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics
Woodland school district
Woodland Intermediate
Clark County's lowest-achieving schools, rated "struggling" or grade of F
Evergreen Public Schools
Crestline Elementary
Stevenson-Carson School District
Columbia Virtual Academy
Vancouver Public Schools
Fir Grove Children's Center
Fruit Valley Elementary
Lewis and Clark High School
Vancouver Virtual Learning Academy
Woodland school district
Yale Elementary
Susan Parrish: 360-735-4515; http://www.twitter.com/col_schools; susan.parrish@columbian.com.
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