Bristol-Warren Schools Meet State's 2010-11 Annual Targets

Eighty-one percent of Rhode Island schools met all of the 2010-11 annual targets under the No Child Left Behind Act, according to a Department of Education statement released today.

The classifications, based on results of the 2010-11 state assessments in mathematics, reading, and writing as well as the 2009-10 attendance and graduation rates, showed that 90 percent of the elementary schools (158 out of 176 schools), 81 percent of the middle schools (46 out of 57 schools), and 55 percent of the high schools (31 out of 56 schools) met all of their targets.

Here in Bristol-Warren, the district's elementary schools met all 17 of their targets; the middle school met all 15 of its targets; and the high school met all 13 of its targets - all making adequate yearly progress.

To get the full report on Bristol-Warren's performance, go here.

Under provisions of NCLB, the state sets annual targets for each school level (elementary, middle, high school) in English (reading and writing) and mathematics, attendance (elementary and middle schools), and graduation rates (high schools). The target scores for the state assessments, which are based on how many students achieve proficiency or improve at other scoring levels, rise in equal increments until they reach 100 (100-percent proficiency) in 2014.

Schools must meet the targets for their level on a schoolwide basis as well as for each of eight student groups: Asian, Black, Hispanic, Native American, White, students in poverty, students with disabilities, and English-language learners. Schools must meet the targets for student groups only if they have 45 students in that group across all tested grades.