Kingsport City Schools Receives Positive Grades on TN State Report Card
For the second consecutive year, the school system received straight As in student achievement for math, reading/language arts, social studies, and science. The system also received As in all writing categories, with achievement scores increasing from 2011 levels in all subject areas.
KCS students also made significant gains in the area of academic growth. The system received an A in math and Bs in reading/language arts, social studies, and science. Especially noteworthy in this years results are the increases in value-added growth scores in reading/language arts, social studies, and science.
We are very pleased with the results of this years state report card, said Dr. Lyle C. Ailshie, Superintendent of Schools. KCS students and teachers have shown incredible spirit and determination in striving to meet rigorous standards in our classrooms. I congratulate and commend our teachers and school staffs for the successes achieved in our schools every day all across
According to the report card results, the school systems student graduation rate of 90.2% continues to far exceed the state average of 87.2%. In addition, the single and three-year average ACT scores for KCS students remained significantly above the state averages in all subject areas. D-Bs three-year average composite ACT score of 22.0 was over 12% higher than the state average of 19.6.
The results of this years report card are truly a reflection of the great work that has been done across the system to meet the increasing demands of the new Common Core standards, said Director of Performance Excellence Michael Hubbard. The new standards call for students to have a much deeper level of understanding than has ever been required in the past. Our teachers have done a masterful job presenting curriculum in a way that allows for high levels of student learning.
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