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WY Department of Education Releases School Performance Ratings For 2023-24 School Year
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The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) has released results for the 2023-24 School Performance Ratings.
School performance levels are derived from a variety of indicators and are calculated to help determine which schools are doing well and which schools are in need of support.
The Wyoming Accountability in Education Act (WAEA) looks at student growth, readiness, achievement, equity, and English language proficiency.
Based on these indicators, schools receive one of four overall performance ratings: Exceeding Expectations, Meeting Expectations, Partially Meeting Expectations, or Not Meeting Expectations.
For alternative schools, the measures are similar to traditional schools with Climate and Engagement as additional indicators.
Under federal requirements, schools that are struggling the most are identified for support.
The 2023-24 performance level accountability results show 53% of traditional schools were Meeting or Exceeding Expectations.
This year, each school rating fluctuated a few percentage points across each level compared to last year.
Results show 79% of alternative schools were Meeting or Exceeding Expectations.
Schools Exceeding Alternative School Expectations decreased by 5% compared to the previous year, while alternative schools Meeting Alternative School Expectations increased by 8% from the previous year.
Schools in the Partially Meets Alternative School Expectations category increased by 4% and schools in the Not Meeting Alternative School Expectations category decreased by 7%.
Overall performance on most indicators was flat or a few percentage points below last year.
However, several significant increases in the postsecondary readiness indicator occurred.
Total High School graduates in College, Career, or Military Ready increased to 61%, an increase of 5% from the previous year.
Career Ready graduates increased from 20.3% to 25%.
The Hathaway Success Curriculum (Opportunity of higher) was met by 52% of the College Ready students.
College Ready students that received a score of 19 or higher on the ACT test is 49.6%.
“Although there is work to be done in some areas, there are bright spots as well. Ensuring that all Wyoming graduates are college, career, or military ready has been a core focus for me from day one,” said State Superintendent Megan Degenfelder. “These results reflect the efforts of those with boots on the ground, helping students navigate the tools and processes that will open doors to their future aspirations.”
In North-Central Wyoming, every school in Sheridan County School District #2, except for Highland Park Elementary was meeting all expectations.
Sheridan High School reported a 4-year on time graduation rate of 91.3% for the 2023-24 school year, which is up from 85.1% in the previous school year.
In Sheridan County School District #1, all schools except for Slack Elementary were meeting all expectations.
Big Horn High School reported a 4-year on time graduation rate of 81.8% for last school year, which is down from 91.4% the year before.
Tongue River High School reported a 4-year on time graduation rate of 93.5% for last school year, which is down from 98.0%.
For the second year in a row Arvada-Clearmont High School reported a 4-year on time graduation rate of 100% and the entire district met all expectations.
In Johnson County, Buffalo High School reported a 4-year on time graduation rate of 87.3%, which is down from 93.0% from the previous school year, and was the only school in the district that did not meet all expectations.
Kaycee High School reported a 4-year on time graduation rate of 93.8% which is up from 90.9%.