1/29/14 - A recent analysis of state test scores put the Howell Public School District at the top of Livingston County school districts. The 3rd annual Academic State Champs report from The Bridge magazine ranks Michiganâs schools from best to worst, based on the test scores and income levels of families. Click Here For Rankings The magazine is published by The Center for Michigan, a think tank founded by former newspaper publisher and University of Michigan Regent Phil Power. Using three years of state standardized tests from grades 4, 8, and 11 at 540 schools across the state, Howell Public Schools was given the highest state rank in Livingston County at 207th. Brighton was next at 243rd and then the Charyl Stockwell Public Charter Academy at 260th. Hartland came in at 280th, Pinckney at 445th and then Fowlerville at 462nd overall. But the reportâs main measure, the Academic Champs Score, took into account that test scores generally track the socioeconomic status of that districtâs students. A score of 100 indicates a schoolâs students are achieving at expected levels for their income level; the higher the score, the better a schoolâs students are performing on standardized tests. Howell received the countyâs highest Academic Champs Score of 101.72, followed by Brighton at 100.82 and Charyl Stockwell at 100.41. The reportâs authors say the focus was on the number of students within a district who were deemed âproficientâ in a given subject, arguing that using average test scores doesnât indicate the percentage of students that have met the proficiency standard. They also found that districts with students in a lower socioeconomic bracket raised their scores by a variety of methods including finding ways to achieve smaller class sizes and de-emphasizing homework as a measure of their learning and more as a way to practice what they learned in the classroom. Youâll find a link to the article below. (JK)
↧