Lawrence schools score ‘Standard of Excellence’ from state

All but one of the Lawrence school district’s schools once again met the “Standard of Excellence” on state standardized tests for at least one grade level in at least one category.

Like last year, only Kennedy School missed out on the Standard of Excellence in the district for each grade level and buildingwide in the three standards measured during the 2010-11 school year: reading, math and science.

The Kansas State Department of Education released the information Tuesday morning, with a report to the Kansas State Board of Education.

The Standard of Excellence is granted when a certain percentage of students either meet standards, exceed standards or achieve “exemplary” scores on the tests; also mandated is a limit for the number of students who do not reach such scores.

Assessments for reading and math were administered during the past school year in third through eighth grades and then once in high school. Science tests are given in grades four, seven and once in high school.

The Standard of Excellence designations are determined using the same scores gathered for measuring “adequate yearly progress,” or AYP, in connection with federal No Child Left Behind legislation.

Here are the schools in Lawrence meeting the Standard of Excellence, listed by subject and grade levels (Wakarusa Valley School, which closed at the end of the 2010-11 school year, is included because the school was open when testing took place):

Reading

• Broken Arrow School, 3, 4, 5, 6, buildingwide.

• Cordley School, 3, 4, 6, buildingwide.

• Deerfield School, 4, 5, 6, buildingwide.

• Hillcrest School, 3, 4, 5, 6, buildingwide.

• Langston Hughes School, 3, 4, 5, 6, buildingwide.

• Lawrence Virtual School, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, buildingwide.

• New York School, 3, 4, buildingwide.

• Pinckney School, 3, 4, 5, 6, buildingwide.

• Prairie Park School, 4, 5, buildingwide.

• Quail Run School, 3, 4, 5, 6, buildingwide.

• Schwegler School, 3, 4, 5, 6, buildingwide.

• Sunflower School, 3, 4, 5, 6, buildingwide.

• Sunset Hill School, 3, 4, 5, 6, buildingwide.

• Wakarusa Valley School, 4, 5, 6, buildingwide.

• Woodlawn School, 3, 4, 5, 6, buildingwide.


• Liberty Memorial Central Middle School, 7, 8, buildingwide.

• South Middle School, 7, 8, buildingwide.

• Southwest Middle School, 7, 8, buildingwide.

• West Middle School, 7, 8, buildingwide.


• Free State High School, buildingwide.

• Lawrence High School, buildingwide.

Math

• Broken Arrow School, 3, 4, 5, buildingwide.

• Cordley School, 3, 4, 5, 6, buildingwide.

• Deerfield School, 4, 5.

• Hillcrest School, 3, 4, 5, buildingwide.

• Langston Hughes School, 3, 4, 5, 6, buildingwide.

• Lawrence Virtual School, buildingwide.

• New York School, 3, 4, buildingwide.

• Pinckney School, 3, 4, 5, buildingwide.

• Quail Run School, 3, 4, 5, 6, buildingwide.

• Schwegler School, 3, 4, 6, buildingwide.

• Sunflower School, 3, 4, 5, 6, buildingwide.

• Sunset Hill School, 3, 4, 6, buildingwide.

• Wakarusa Valley School, 3, 4, 5, 6, buildingwide.

• Woodlawn School, 3, 4, 5, buildingwide.


• Liberty Memorial Central Middle School, buildingwide.

• South Middle School, 8, buildingwide.

• Southwest Middle School, 7, 8, buildingwide.


• Free State High School, buildingwide.

• Lawrence High School, buildingwide.

Science

• Broken Arrow School, buildingwide.

• Cordley School, buildingwide.

• Deerfield School, buildingwide.

• Hillcrest School, buildingwide.

• Langston Hughes School, buildingwide.

• New York School, buildingwide.

• Quail Run School, buildingwide.

• Schwegler School, buildingwide.

• Sunset Hill School, buildingwide.

• Wakarusa Valley School, buildingwide.


• Liberty Memorial Central Middle School, buildingwide.

• Southwest Middle School, buildingwide.

• West Middle School, buildingwide.