ABCs Results: 96 Schools Honored, 95 Percent Make Expected Growth
August 4, 2011 – Ninety-six Wake County public schools earned recognition as an Honor School of Excellence, School of Excellence or School of Distinction, according to information released by the State Board of Education today.
WCPSS had 95.1 percent (154 of 162) of its schools make at least expected growth during the 2010-11 school year. This is the highest percentage of schools to make expected growth or higher since the implementation of new growth formulas in 2006.
State Recognition of WCPSS Schools
For the 2010-11 school year, 17 WCPSS schools were named as Schools of Excellence including five Honor Schools of Excellence.
Under the state ABCs of Public Education, a school earns recognition as an Honor School of Excellence when at least 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 meets the federal No Child Left Behind standard of Adequate Yearly Progress.
Honor Schools of Excellence in 2010-11 |
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Cedar Fork Elementary |
Highcroft Elementary |
Davis Drive Elementary |
Olive Chapel Elementary |
Wake Early College of Health Sciences |
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Schools are recognized as Schools of Excellence when 90 percent of students are successful on state testing, the school’s state testing results show that it meets or exceeds expected growth, but the school does not achieve Adequate Yearly Progress.
Schools of Excellence in 2010-11 |
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Brassfield Elementary |
Mills Park Elementary |
Morrisville Elementary |
Apex Middle |
Davis Drive Middle |
Heritage Middle |
Lufkin Road Middle |
Mills Park Middle |
Salem Middle |
Apex High |
Green Hope High |
Panther Creek High |
Schools of Distinction have more than 80 percent of students scoring proficient on state assessments, and the school testing results meets or exceeds expected growth.
Schools of Distinction in 2010-11 |
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Adams Elem. |
East Cary Middle |
Lead Mine Elem. |
Sanford Creek Elem. |
Alston Ridge Elem. |
Farmington Woods Elem. |
Ligon Middle |
Swift Creek Elem. |
Apex Elem. |
Fuquay-Varina Elem. |
Leesville Road High |
Sycamore Creek Elem. |
Athens Drive High |
Fuquay-Varina High |
Lockhart Elem. |
Turner Creek Elem. |
Baileywick Road Elem. |
Green Hope Elem. |
Martin Middle |
Underwood Elem. |
Ballentine Elem. |
Harris Creek Elem. |
Middle Creek Elem. |
Wake Forest Elem. |
Baucom Elem. |
Heritage High |
Middle Creek High |
Wake Forest-Rolesville High |
Briarcliff Elem. |
Holly Springs Elem. |
Millbrook High |
Wakefield Middle |
Brier Creek Elem. |
Holly Ridge Elem. |
North Forest Pines Elem. |
Wakefield High |
Brooks Elem. |
Holly Ridge Middle |
Northwoods Elem. |
Washington Elem. |
Broughton High |
Jones Dairy Elem. |
Oak Grove Elem. |
Weatherstone Elem. |
Carnage Middle |
Heritage Elem. |
Olds Elem. |
West Cary Middle |
Carpenter Elem. |
Holly Grove Elem. |
Penny Road Elem. |
West Lake Elem. |
Cary Elem. |
Holly Grove Middle |
Pleasant Union Elem. |
West Lake Middle |
Cary High |
Holly Springs High |
Rand Road Elem. |
Wildwood Forest Elem. |
Combs Elem. |
Joyner Elem. |
Reedy Creek Elem. |
Wiley Elem. |
Daniels Middle |
Kingswood Elem. |
Reedy Creek Middle |
Willow Springs Elem. |
Dillard Drive Elem. |
Lacy Elem. |
Rolesville Elem. |
York Elem. |
Dillard Drive Middle |
Laurel Park Elem. |
Salem Elem. |
Zebulon Elem. |
Durant Road Middle |
Leesville Road Elem. |
Sanderson High |
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Other State Recognitions
The state ABCs of Public Education recognizes schools that have more than 60 percent of students successful on state testing, and the school testing results show that they met or exceeded expected growth as Schools of Progress. Priority Schools have more than 50 percent of students successful on state testing, and the school testing results show that it met or exceeded expected growth.
WCPSS continues to show a decrease in the number of schools recognized as Schools of Progress and Priority Schools.
Year |
Honor Schools of Excellence |
Schools of Excellence |
Schools of Distinction |
Schools of Progress |
Priority Schools |
2010-11 |
5 |
12 |
79 |
53 |
2 |
2009-10 |
9 |
5 |
63 |
63 |
4 |
2008-09 |
10 |
2 |
50 |
68 |
12 |
There are two additional categories in which schools can be placed: low performing and no recognition. For the 2010-11 school year, WCPSS had seven schools receiving no recognition compared to 11 schools last year. Additionally, WCPSS did not have any schools designated by the state as low performing for 2010-11.
WCPSS and Growth Standards
WCPSS had 95.1 percent (154 of 162) of its schools make at least expected growth during the 2010-11 school year compared with 92 percent (146 of 158) in 2009-10, 89 percent (138 of 155) in 2008-09 and 85 percent (128 of 151) in 2007-08.
WCPSS had 69.8 percent (113 of 162)* of its schools make high growth during the 2010-11 school year compared with 54 percent (86 of 158) in 2009-10, 53 percent (82 of 155) in 2008-09 and 56 percent (84 of 151) in the 2007-08 school year.
Alternative schools are not assigned to a specific ABCs recognition category. However, River Oaks Middle, Mt. Vernon and Phillips High School made high growth in 2010-11. As a special school, Longview does not qualify for a status.
Under the ABCs, growth is calculated by averaging the academic growth of all the students in a school and comparing it to the progress students were expected to make. If the average gain is equal to or greater than the expectation, then the school is said to have “met expected growth.” If the school makes expected growth and 60 percent of the students in the school also meet their individual growth targets, then the school is deemed to have met “high growth.”
This is the 14th year of North Carolina’s ABCs report, and for the second consecutive year the state’s budget situation has meant that funding is unavailable for ABCs incentive awards for qualifying educators.
ABCs of Public Education NC Department of Public Instruction |
*Percent and number updated to reflect change in NC DPI data
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