Sigourney Jr-Sr High and Keota High Labeled High Performing, Sigourney Elementary and Pekin Junior/Senior High Labeled Needs Improvement, According to State Performance Profiles

Published by admin on Wed, 11/20/2024 - 9:05am

By:

Casey Jarmes

The News-Review

KEOKUK COUNTY – The Iowa Department of Education has released the 2023/2024 School Performance Profiles. These profiles award schools points based on various criteria. The statewide average for schools is a score of 60.95% of all possible points. The local schools covered by the News-Review received the following scores:

Sigourney Elementary: 52.93%
Sigourney Jr-Sr High: 70.21%
Keota Elementary: 59.73%
Keota High: 71.93%
Tri-County Elementary: 60.1%
Tri-County JR/SR High: 60.82%
Pekin Elementary: 60.39%
Pekin Junior/Senior High: 56.38%
English Valleys Elementary: 59.99%
English Valleys Jr-Sr High: 61.19%

Sigourney Elementary and Pekin Junior/Senior High were both noted to have dropped ratings since last year and were given the label Needs Improvement. Keota Elementary, Tri-County Elementary, Tri-County JR/SR High, Pekin Elementary, and English Valleys Elementary were all labeled Acceptable. English Valleys Jr-Sr High was labeled Commendable. Sigourney Jr-Sr High and Keota High were labeled High Performing.

To go more in-depth, the elementary schools received the following scores, compared to state averages (Green meaning at least 3 points better than average, Red meaning at least 3 points worse):

ELEMENTARY SCORES	State Average	Sigourney	Keota	Tri-County	Pekin	English Valleys
Attendance Growth	2.18	0.42	N/A	N/A	1.34	2.9
Chronic Absenteeism	21.63	14.24	12.67	16.3	22.33	14.71
Growth Math	50	52	44	52.5	46.5	38
Growth English LA	50	40	46	46	45.5	72.5
% Proficient Science	61.55	47.62	60	N/A	80.36	59.38
% Proficient Math	69.81	76.3	71.6	66.67	79.41	63.53
% Proficient English LA	72.72	63.58	64.2	59.52	79.41	74.12

The secondary schools received the following scores:

SECONDARY SCORES	State Average	Sigourney	Keota	Tri-County	Pekin	English Valleys
Attendance Growth	2.18	8.7	4	2.21	-2.17	0.69
Chronic Absenteeism	21.63	10.73	24.65	25	29.69	25.32
Graduation Rate 4-Years	87.46	93.18	N/A	96.15	98.21	90.32
Graduation Rate 5-Years	89.65	97.96	N/A	N/A	96	89.58
Growth Math	50	49	70	46	33.5	54
Growth English LA	50	52	76	55	38	51
% Proficient Science	61.55	72.53	70.21	75	58.43	81.48
% Proficient Math	69.81	79.26	72.64	55.88	66.07	75.72
% Proficient English LA	72.72	82.95	83.96	79.41	77.68	79.31
College Credit	68.99	80.43	N/A	63.64	84.31	52
Work-Based Learning	25.47	43.48	N/A	18.18	47.06	0