Archive | January, 2013

New School Rankings System Released; Lindbergh Earns Perfect Score

Caps fly as the Affton High School class of 2011 graduates. Credit Sarah Worner

See how Affton and Bayless School districts scored on the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s new system. School districts in Affton and Shrewsbury got a sneak peek at the new accreditation system that will determine school rankings in a few years. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s new system—which evaluates academic achievement, college […]

Mehlville, Parkway, Pattonville and Rockwood: about those perfect scores …[New accreditation system]

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A new rating system for Missouri’s school districts will intensify pressure on low-performing school districts to improve, while exposing even the best schools to new scrutiny from parents and the public. For struggling schools, the changes — which begin rolling out this summer — could mean more districts statewide won’t meet minimum standards for state […]