While concerns about ILEARN results continue to hold up the release of the state’s school letter grades for the 2018-2019 school year, the separate federal accountability ratings are now available.
Winamac Middle School, Winamac High School, and Knox High School scored the best among Starke and Pulaski counties’ schools, being listed as meeting expectations overall. All four schools in the John Glenn School Corporation also met expectations.
Oregon-Davis Junior/Senior High School was the only school in the area that was rated as not meeting expectations. The school specifically failed to meet expectations in math academic achievement and progress, as well as strength of diploma and addressing chronic absenteeism.
All other Starke and Pulaski County schools were considered to be approaching expectations. None exceeded expectations, which is the highest rating.
The State Board of Education has decided not to issue school letter grades for the 2018-2019 school year until the General Assembly takes action to hold schools and teachers harmless for the 2019 ILEARN scores. The complete Federal 2018-2019 School Accountability Ratings can be found on the Indiana Department of Education’s website.
