Vestavia Schools Receive High Scores On State Report Card

VESTAVIA HILLS, AL - The state reports cards for public schools was released Friday, and the state received a decent 'B' grade overall, while Vestavia Hills City Schools received top scores in all of the system's schools.

The state overall received a score of 80 - or a B - and Vestavia Hills received a score of 94. The individual schools were graded:

• Liberty Park Elementary: 95
• Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights: 94
• Vestavia Hills Elementary Central: 99
• Vestavia Hills East Elementary: 96
• Vestavia Hills West Elementary: 92
• Liberty Park Middle School: 92
• Pizitz Middle School: 94
• Vestavia Hills High School: 96

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The grades are based on the 2017-2018 school year. 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 based 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 schools 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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