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St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Missouri education leaders said they fear state lawmakers’ reactions to a new rating system that downgrades nearly every school district in the state.
Under the annual performance scores released Tuesday, 112 or close to 20% of school districts would be considered provisionally accredited or at risk of losing accreditation based on 2022 data, compared with six districts currently.
The median score for districts under the new system is 77%, down from 96% in 2018 when scores were last reported. The scores reflect standardized tests, student growth, graduation and attendance rates along with school culture and other factors.
The new performance metrics are more rigorous and scores should not be compared to previous years or used to rate the quality of schools or teachers, state education officials said.