Four WCPSS Schools Earn State’s Highest Recognition
November 6, 2008 – Four Wake County Public School System schools were recognized as Honor Schools of Excellence, according to the 2007-08 state ABCs of Public Education announced today.Davis Drive Elementary, Highcroft Elementary, Salem Middle and Green Hope High Named Honor Schools of Excellence |
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The four schools are Davis Drive Elementary, Highcroft Elementary, Salem Middle and Green Hope High.
Under the ABCs of Public Education, a school earns recognition as an Honor School of Excellence when 90 percent of students are successful on state testing, the school’s state testing results show that it met or exceeded expected growth and the school met the federal No Child Left Behind standard of Annual Yearly Progress.
The WCPSS schools with the highest performance composite scores were Davis Drive Elementary with 93.4; Green Hope High with 92.5; Salem Middle with 92.3; and Highcroft Elementary with 91.1.
Schools of Distinction
26 WCPSS schools were honored as Schools of Distinction. The schools had more than 80 percent of students scoring proficient on state assessments and met growth standards. The Schools of Distinction are Adams Elementary, Baucom Elementary, Brassfield Elementary, Carpenter Elementary, Cedar Fork Elementary, Green Hope Elementary, Heritage Elementary, Holly Springs Elementary, Lacy Elementary, Leesville Road Elementary, Morrisville Elementary, Oak Grove Elementary, Olive Chapel Elementary, Pleasant Union Elementary, Salem Elementary, Turner Creek Elementary, Weatherstone Elementary, Willow Springs Elementary, Apex Middle, Davis Drive Middle, Lufkin Road Middle, Wakefield Middle, West Lake Middle, Apex High, Cary High and Panther Creek High.
Schools of Progress
89 WCPSS schools were recognized as Schools of Progress. The state ABCs of Public Education recognizes schools that have more than 60 percent of students successful on state testing and meet growth standards as Schools of Progress. Schools recognized as Schools of Progress are Apex Elementary, Baileywick Elementary, Ballentine Elementary, Briarcliff Elementary, Brier Creek Elementary, Brooks Elementary, Carver Elementary, Cary Elementary, Combs Elementary, Dillard Drive Elementary, Douglas Elementary, Durant Road Elementary, East Garner Elementary, Farmington Woods Elementary, Forest Pines Elementary, Forestville Road Elementary, Fuller Elementary, Fuquay Varina Elementary, Green Elementary, Harris Creek Elementary, Hilburn Drive Elementary, Holly Grove Elementary, Holly Ridge Elementary, Hunter Elementary, Jeffreys Grove Elementary, Jones Dairy Elementary, Joyner Elementary, Kingswood Elementary, Knightdale Elementary, Lead Mine Elementary, Lincoln Heights Elementary, Lockhart Elementary, Lynn Road Elementary, Middle Creek Elementary, Millbrook Elementary, North Forest Pines Elementary, North Ridge Elementary, Northwoods Elementary, Olds Elementary, Partnership Elementary, Penny Road Elementary, Powell Elementary, Rand Road Elementary, Reedy Creek Elementary, River Bend Elementary, Rolesville Elementary, Root Elementary, Sanford Creek Elementary, Stough Elementary, Swift Creek Elementary, Timber Drive Elementary, Underwood Elementary, Vance Elementary, Vandora Springs Elementary, Wake Forest Elementary, Wakefield Elementary, Washington Elementary, West Lake Elementary, Wilburn Elementary, Wildwood Forest Elementary, Wiley Elementary, Yates Mill Elementary, York Elementary, Zebulon Elementary, Carnage Middle, Carroll Middle, Centennial Campus Middle, Daniels Middle, Dillard Drive Middle, Durant Road Middle, East Cary Middle, East Wake Middle, Fuquay Varina Middle, Heritage Middle, Holly Ridge Middle, Leesville Road Middle, Ligon Middle, Martin Middle, Reedy Creek Middle, North Garner Middle, Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle, Wendell Middle, West Cary Middle, West Millbrook Middle, Fuquay Varina High, Holly Springs High, Middle Creek High, Wake Forest-Rolesville High and Wakefield High.
Priority Schools
19 schools were recognized as Priority Schools, schools that have more than 50 percent of students successful on state testing. Priority Schools are Aversboro Elementary, Brentwood Elementary, Bugg Elementary, Conn Elementary, Creech Road Elementary, Fox Road Elementary, Hodge Road Elementary, Poe Elementary, Smith Elementary, Wakelon Elementary, Wendell Elementary, East Garner Middle, East Millbrook Middle, Moore Square Middle, Zebulon Middle, East Wake School of Health Sciences, East Wake School of Arts, Education and Global Studies, East Wake School of Engineering Systems and Knightdale High.
Meeting High Growth Standards
WCPSS had 84 schools achieve high growth. Schools that achieved high growth are Adams Elementary, Apex Elementary, Baileywick Elementary, Ballentine Elementary, Brassfield Elementary, Brentwood Elementary, Braircliff Elementary, Brier Creek Elementary, Carpenter Elementary, Cary Elementary, Cedar Fork Elementary, Brooks Elementary, Bugg Elementary, Davis Drive Elementary, Dillard Drive Elementary, Durant Road Elementary, East Garner Elementary, Forestville Road Elementary, Forest Pines Elementary, Fox Road Elementary, Fuquay Varina Elementary, Green Hope Elementary, Harris Creek Elementary, Heritage Elementary, Hilburn Drive Elementary, Hodge Road Elementary, Holly Grove Elementary, Holly Ridge Elementary, Holly Springs Elementary, Jeffreys Grove Elementary, Jones Dairy Elementary, Kingswood Elementary, Knightdale Elementary, Lacy Elementary, Leesville Road Elementary, Lead Mine Elementary, Lockhart Elementary, Lynn Road Elementary, Millbrook Elementary, Morrisville Elementary, North Forest Pines Elementary, North Ridge Elementary, Northwoods Elementary, Olive Chapel Elementary, Penny Road Elementary, Pleasant Union Elementary, Powell Elementary, River Bend Elementary, Root Elementary, Salem Elementary, Vandora Springs Elementary, Wake Forest Elementary, Wakefield Elementary, Weatherstone Elementary, Wendell Elementary, West Lake, Elementary, Wilburn Elementary, Wildwood Forest Elementary, Wiley Elementary, Willow Springs Elementary, Yates Mill Elementary, York Elementary, Zebulon Elementary, Apex Middle, Carnage Middle, Daniels Middle, Davis Drive Middle, Dillard Drive Middle, Durant Road Middle, East Cary Middle, Heritage Middle, Ligon Middle, Lufkin Road Middle, Martin Middle, North Garner Middle, Reedy Creek Middle, Salem Middle, Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle, Wakefield Middle, West Cary Middle, West Lake Middle, Zebulon Middle, Apex High and Green Hope High.
Low Performing Schools
WCPSS had two schools designated by the state as low performing schools. Barwell Road Elementary and the East Wake School of Integrated Technology had four out of ten students achieving proficiency and did not meet growth standards. The school system will work with the NC Department of Public Instruction to provide these schools additional services. DPI expects to establish a state plan for assistance to low performing schools in December.
The ABCs of Public Education
The ABCs of Public Education is the state accountability program begun in 1996-97 and designed to improve student achievement, reward excellence, and provide assistance to schools that need extra help.
The 2008 ABCs reporting schedule was slightly different than in typical years. In 2008, there were new reading assessments. When there are new assessments, all student test forms are collected at the end of the school year and several analyses are done to set the achievement levels. This process takes time, so the date for reporting complete results is later in the year.
ABCs growth measures were released in August for 2008. This year, the new reading assessments were not included in the growth calculations in recognition of the timeline for setting the standards. Eighty-two percent of schools met their expected or high growth standards, qualifying them for incentive awards. These awards, capped in the 2008 budget bill this year at a total of $94.3 million, provided awards of up to $1,053 for each certified staff member in high growth schools and up to $527 for certified staff in expected growth schools. Teacher assistants received awards of up to $351 for high growth and up to $263 for expected growth. These funds have already been distributed to local school district faculty and staff.
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