Wake County ABCs Results

9 Schools Of Excellence; 55 Schools Of Distinction; No Low-Performing Schools

Thursday, August 3, 2000 - Wake County Schools posted good performance under the 1999-2000 ABCs of Public Education, a state accountability program that examines student performance school-by-school. The local district had nine Schools of Excellence and 55 Schools of Distinction, as well as 90 percent of its schools attaining expected or exemplary growth status, and no low-performing schools.

ABCs results were released statewide today (August 3), the fourth year they've been reported for schools with grades 3-8, and the third year for high schools.

Wake County's ABCs Schools of Excellence are Davis Drive, Kingswood, Morrisville, Oak Grove, Partnership and West Lake elementary schools, and Davis Drive, Lufkin Road, and West Lake middle schools. These schools had at least 90 percent of their students perform at or above grade level and met expected growth. They will receive a banner to display and be invited to attend a banquet honoring academic excellence.

Wake County also had 55 schools, or 50 percent, named Schools of Distinction by the state, meaning at least 80 percent of their students performed at or above grade level. Close to 60 percent of Wake County's schools were named either Schools of Excellence or Schools of Distinction.

Wake had 11 schools, compared to 7 last year, that did not meet the expected growth standard - Bugg, Creech Road, Hodge Road, Rand Road, Smith and Zebulon elementaries, and East Cary, East Garner, East Millbrook, East Wake and Zebulon middle schools. None of the local schools was deemed low-performing, the lowest category, and one that can trigger state-mandated assistance.

Superintendent Bill McNeal was quick to praise students, teachers, principals, and school staff. "These are very good results. Anytime you have 90 percent of your schools performing where they should, that's great news for our children. And I know first-hand, our dedicated staff are constantly focused on the goal of having 95 percent of students performing at or above grade level by 2003; yes, we recognize it's an ambitious goal. And yes, we still have more to do, but I am very pleased with how far we've come."

ABCs stands for accountability at the school level; focusing on the basics of reading, writing, and mathematics; and control at the local level.

The ABCs program for elementary and middle schools focuses primarily on the average growth shown by groups of students on End-of-Grade (EOG) reading and mathematics tests. Average test results for a group of students at the end of one year are compared to scores for those same students at the end of the prior year. The high school program primarily looks at performance levels on End-of-Course (EOC) tests in selected subjects.

These results come on the heels of the news that Wake County posted its highest performance ever on EOG tests, a key component in determining K-8 schools' ABCs status.

Dr. Karen Banks, assistant superintendent for evaluation and research, noted, "These results are good, but of course we will never be satisfied until all of our schools score at their expected levels of growth. In the coming weeks, we will be analyzing the school-by-school results for every grade level, and working with schools to understand how they scored the way they did."

Wake County had 74 elementary schools in The ABCs program for 1999-2000, 22 middle schools, and 14 high schools, as well as three special or optional schools. Of those:

More Detailed School-by-School Results

Here's how each school in Wake County performed:


Elementary Schools

Adams Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Apex Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Aversboro Elementary, expected
Baileywick Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Baucom Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Brassfield Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Brentwood Elementary, exemplary
Briarcliff Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Brooks Elementary, expected
Bugg Elementary, no recognition, School of Distinction
Carver Elementary, exemplary
Cary Elementary, exemplary
Combs Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Conn Elementary, exemplary
Creech Road Elementary, no recognition
Davis Drive Elementary, exemplary and School of Excellence
Dillard Drive Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Douglas Elementary, exemplary
Durant Road Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Farmington Woods Elementary, exemplary
Fox Road Elementary, exemplary
Fuller Elementary, expected
Fuquay-Varina Elementary, exemplary
Green Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Hilburn Drive Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Hodge Road Elementary, no recognition
Holly Springs Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Hunter Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Jeffreys Grove Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Jones Dairy Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Joyner Elementary, expected and School of Distinction
Kingswood Elementary, exemplary and School of Excellence
Knightdale Elementary, expected
Lacy Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Leesville Road Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Lead Mine Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Lincoln Heights Elementary, exemplary
Lockhart Elementary, exemplary
Lynn Road Elementary, exemplary
Millbrook Elementary, exemplary
Morrisville Elementary, exemplary and School of Excellence
North Ridge Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Northwoods Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Oak Grove Elementary, exemplary and School of Excellence
Olds Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Olive Chapel Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Partnership Elementary, exemplary and School of Excellence
Penny Road Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Pleasant Union Elementary, expected and School of Distinction
Poe Elementary, exemplary
Powell Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Rand Road Elementary, no recognition
Reedy Creek Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Rolesville Elementary, exemplary
Root Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Smith Elementary, no recognition
Stough Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Swift Creek Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Timber Drive Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Underwood Elementary, exemplary
Vance Elementary, expected and School of Distinction
Vandora Springs Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Wake Forest Elementary, expected
Wakefield Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Washington Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Weatherstone Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Wendell Elementary, exemplary
West Lake Elementary, exemplary and School of Excellence
Wilburn Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Wildwood Forest Elementary, expected
Wiley Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Willow Springs Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
York Elementary, exemplary and School of Distinction
Zebulon Elementary, no recognition

Middle Schools

Apex Middle, exemplary and School of Distinction
Carnage Middle, exemplary
Carroll Middle, exemplary and School of Distinction
Daniels Middle, expected and School of Distinction
Davis Drive Middle, exemplary and School of Excellence
Dillard Drive Middle, expected and School of Distinction
Durant Road Middle, expected and School of Distinction
East Cary Middle, no recognition, School of Distinction
East Garner Middle, no recognition
East Millbrook Middle, no recognition
East Wake Middle, no recognition
Fuquay-Varina Middle, expected
Leesville Road Middle, exemplary and School of Distinction
Ligon Middle, exemplary and School of Distinction
Lufkin Road Middle, exemplary and School of Excellence
Martin Middle, expected and School of Distinction
North Garner Middle, expected
Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle, exemplary and School of Distinction
West Cary Middle, exemplary and School of Distinction
West Lake Middle, exemplary and School of Excellence
West Millbrook Middle, expected and School of Distinction
Zebulon Middle, no recognition

High Schools

Apex High, exemplary
Athens Drive High, exemplary
Broughton High, exemplary
Cary High, exemplary
East Wake High, exemplary
Enloe High, exemplary
Fuquay-Varina High, exemplary
Garner High, expected
Green Hope High, exemplary and School of Distinction
Leesville Road High, exemplary and School of Distinction
Millbrook High, exemplary
Sanderson High, exemplary
Southeast Raleigh High, exemplary
Wake Forest-Rolesville High, exemplary

Special/Optional Schools

Longview, exemplary
Mt. Vernon Redirection, expected
Phillips High, exemplary