Trussville Schools Receive Top Scores In State Report Card

TRUSSVILLE, AL - The state schools report card results were released Friday, and the state overall was given a "B" grade, while Trussville City Schools received an overall "A" grade. All of Trussville's schools were given a 90 or above in the state report card.

Here is how each school fared:

• Hewitt-Trussville Middle School: 94
• Magnolia Elementary School: 96
• Paine Elementary School: 94
• Cahaba Elementary School: 99
• Hewitt-Trussville High School: 95

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All schools were graded on:

Academic achievement: Schools must meet the 95 percent participation rate for all students and subgroups
English language proficiency: Progress towards English proficiency on state assessment – WIDA ACCESS for ELLs 2.0
School quality or student success: Attendance – rates of chronic absenteeism

Elementary and middle schools were graded on:

Academic achievement: Proficiency on state English language arts and math assessments – Scantron Performance Series
Other academic indicator: Student growth on state English language arts and math assessments – Scantron Performance Series

High school were graded on:

Academic achievement

• Proficiency on state English language arts and math assessments – ACT exam
• Student growth on state English language arts and math assessments – ACT Aspire and ACT exam

Graduation rate

• Four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate
• Five-year adjusted cohort graduation rate

School quality or student success: Meeting any of the following college- and career-readiness milestones.

• Scoring 18 in English, 22 in math, 22 in reading or 23 in science on the ACT exam; scoring 3 or higher on an AP exam; scoring 4 or higher on an IB exam; or earning a silver certificate or higher on the ACT WorkKeys exam
• Attaining college credit or a career and technical education industry credential
• Enlisting in the military

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