Radnor HS School Performance Profile Score Rises

Radnor High School's score on the Pennsylvania Department of Education's School Performance Profile has risen, according to the state department of education.

The district's 2014-2015 overall academic score was 87.6 points and in 2015-2016 the high school jumped to 89.7 points.

Radnor's high schoolers again earned a perfect score in SAT/ACT college readiness, which they have done for the last several academic years.

Students also excelled in English language arts 94.7 and math 92.45. Students earned a 94.7 score in the ELA category, up from 2014-2015' 92.98. In math, the score was 92.45, which is another increase from the previous year's 90.81.

While the science and biology score did not break into the top percentile, the score saw the greatest increase from previous years. In the2014-2015 scores, Radnor tallied 81.21 points. But in 2015-2016, the high school earned a 87.62 score showing a significant increase in science and biology knowledge among students.

The SPP scores also showed the 2015-2016 graduation rate as being 98.92 percent, up from the previous year's 97.92 percent.

The assessment, done each year, gives each school a score of up to 100 using several factors, including test scores, student improvement from the past year, as well as graduation rates.

This year’s School Performance Profile scores are the first to reflect student performance on the new more rigorous PSSA, according to officials at the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Officials say the School Performance Profile is just one indicator of how schools are supporting student learning.

Because the formula used to determine the score is "heavily dependent" on standardized test scores, the department is working with stakeholders to determine how to make it a "better, more holistic measure," Pennsylvania Department of Education Secretary Pedro Rivera said.

The SPP scores for all Radnor Township School District schools are available on the state's department of education website.

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