Jefferson City School District improves scores for the third year in a row
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Annual Performance Report shows further improvement by Jefferson City School District in crucial academic areas. This is the third year in a row JC Schools has bumped its numbers up, even with the total number of possible points rising.
This year's APR data includes a three-year composite score using data since the introduction of the sixth edition of the Missouri School Improvement Program for the 2021-2022 school year.
JC Schools scored 83.7% of possible points in this year's report, which combines performance and improvement scores from the 2023-2024 school year. The school district scored 78.2% in its performance and 96.6% in continuous performance.
DESE Annual Performance Reports from 2022 and 2023 highlight the improvements JC Schools has made in recent years to boost its numbers. In 2022, the district scored 70.9% in possible points and 76.7% in 2023.
The APR shows the district is "on track" overall in language arts, science and social studies, scoring 75%. There is still work to do in its overall score with a math score of 50%.
As for growth in the four core subjects, JC Schools is "on track" (75%) in language arts, math and science, while it hit its target in social studies with a perfect score of 100%.
The district is also hitting the marks with its students in advanced credit courses, graduation rates and post-graduation follow-ups sitting at a score of 100%.
JC Schools is sitting at a score of 50% for its attendance on the APR. However, this is a significant improvement from the 2022 and 2023 reports, when the district scored 0% each year.
This is the third year DESE has scored school districts using the MSIP 6 model based on performance and continuous improvement. This is the first year DESE included a composite APR score under MSIP 6 using at least the past three years of data.
Even with the improvements, this year's scores won't necessarily count. The 2023-2024 APR data will not be used to classify school districts this year because the first year the program was used is considered a pilot year, according to DESE.
The State Board of Education will consider district classification at its January 2025 meeting.
