The Iowa Department of Education recently released the Iowa School Report Card, a web-based system that evalutes and rates public schools based on their performance on a required set of measures. The results? The Lynnville-Sully Community School District ranks among the top in the state of Iowa.
The Lynnville-Sully High School and Middle School both received exceptional ratings, the highest rating given in the system. The high school ranked in the top one percent and received the highest point total of all high schools. The middle school was not too far behind, ranking in the top four percent, and also achieved the highest point total of all middle schools. Lynnville-Sully Elementary received a commendable rating.
“The top point totals in both middle school and high school categories is a major achievement for one school district,” said Shane Ehresman, Lynnville-Sully Superintendent. “Lynnville-Sully is one of the top school districts in the state of Iowa.”
The Iowa School Report Card was developed in response to a 2013 legislative requirement that directed the Iowa Department of Education to develop a process for evaluating the performance of each school on certain measures. The full report can be found at www.educateiowa.gov/schoolreport- card and includes information on student proficiency rates in math and reading, student academic growth, narrowing achievement gaps among students, college and career readiness, student attendance, graduation rates, and staff retention. Based on each school’s performance over a two-year period, the report card assigns one of six ratings: Exceptional, High-Performing, Commend-able, Acceptable, Needs Improvement, and Priority. The Report Card helps Iowans stay informed and enhances conversations about a school’s strengths and weaknesses.
“The Iowa School Report Card is an effort to provide meaningful information about our schools in a way that is easy to access and understand,” Iowa Department of Education Director Ryan Wise said. “While this resource can help school improvement efforts locally and statewide, data and ratings do not tell the whole story, and I encourage Iowans to connect with their community schools to learn more.”
The public is invited to an all-school assembly recognizing these accomplishments at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 20, in the high school gym with education director Wise and state legislators Chaz Allen, Wes Breckenridge, and Greg Heartsill attending.
Exceptional High Schools
L-S top 1% of all high schools
Lynnville-Sully 77.1 points
Gilbert 76.7 points
Denver 76.4 points
West Lyon 76.2 points
Exceptional Middle Schools
L-S top 4% of all middle schools
Lynnville-Sully 76.5 points
Denver 76.4 points
Pleasant Valley 75.6 points
Gilbert 72.7 points
North Polk 72.5 points
Remsen Union 72.1 points
“The School Report Card classifies all Iowa schools into one of three groups: Elementary, Middle School, and High School. For Lynnville-Sully to earn the highest total points in two of the three categories is a rare and remarkable accomplishment.” -L-S Superintendent Shane Ehresman
