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We have had a wonderful fall at River Ridge! We are excited about our students, our staff, and our community. As a learning community, we are continually looking to improve River Ridge. One source we use to reflect on our strengths and areas for improvement is the School Report Card.
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) generates a School Report Card and District Report Card for every publicly funded school and district in the state. These public report cards can be found on the DPI website. The Report Cards are intended to help schools and districts utilize performance data to target their improvement efforts so that students are ready for their next educational step – including the next grade level, graduation, college, and careers.
The current School Report Card is primarily based on last year’s performance, the 2018-19 school year. At the foundation of the report cards are four priority areas. Schools and districts receive a score for each priority area:
• Student Achievement proficiency in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics on the annual state assessments
• School Growth measured by year-to-year progress in ELA and math achievement
• Closing Gaps in performance between specific student groups (comparing English learners, low-income students, students with disabilities, and members of a
racial or an ethnic group with their peers)
• On-Track and Postsecondary Readiness showing reliable predictors of how many students are on-track to graduate from high school and student readiness for post-high school success
Schools and districts are also evaluated on their level of student engagement – chronic absenteeism rates and dropout rates – when applicable.
The priority area scores are aggregated into an overall accountability score, from 0 to 100. This score is displayed in the top left corner of the School or District Report Cards. It is important to note that the 0 to 100 accountability score is not a “percent correct” measurement. Based on its score, a school or district receives one of five rating categories, from Fails to Meet Expectations to Significantly Exceeds Expectations, as well as corresponding one to five stars.
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