Des Moines, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Education has released its annual ranking of schools. And Sheldon’s East Elementary School is among the top of the pack.
The Department’s Information Bureau chief Jay Pennington says it’s the first time the School Performance Profiles had used an updated state plan for school accountability and support.
Thirty-five schools were listed as “in need of comprehensive support and improvement,” the lowest performance level. Pennington says that’s similar to what the previous system showed.
He says there were 15 schools that are carrying over that comprehensive designation from the prior year, and 20 new additional schools that are that now have that status. Pennington says schools are targeted for a particular student group within a school.
Pennington says more than 93 percent of the 351 schools within the state were identified for having students with disabilities under performing. There were other cases where there was a decrease in the reason why schools were identified.
He says the report is the beginning of the process and the department has a school improvement team that will work directly with schools on a school improvement plan. Pennington encourages you to check out your school district ranking and the other information.
You can see the full report at: iaschoolperformance.gov.
Here’s how the schools in our four northwest Iowa counties did:
Exceptional:
Sheldon East Elementary School
High Performing:
Boyden-Hull Elementary School
Central Lyon Elementary & Secondary
George-Little Rock Elementary School
Harris-Lake Park Elementary School
Rock Valley Middle School, Pre-School, Elementary School & High School
Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School
South O’Brien Secondary School
Commendable:
George-Little Rock Senior High School
Harris-Lake Park High School
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Elementary School
MOC-Floyd Valley Elementary School, Middle School & High School
Sheldon Middle School
Sibley-Ocheyedan High School
Sioux Center Middle School
South O’Brien Elem School Primghar Center
West Lyon Elementary School, Junior High, & High School
West Sioux Middle School, Hawarden Elementary, Ireton Elementary
Acceptable:
Boyden Hull High School
George-Little Rock Middle School
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School
Sheldon High School
Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School
Sioux Center High School
West Sioux High School
Needs improvement:
Sioux Center Kinsey & Intermediate
There were no schools in the four counties in the lowest category, “Priority/Comprehensive.”
