Indiana Department of Education releases 2017-18 school accountability grades

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    HANCOCK COUNTY — School districts in Hancock County maintained their overall state letter grades in 2017-18, earning the same rating as they did for the school year prior.

    Three of the county’s four public school corporations — Southern Hancock, Mt. Vernon and Eastern Hancock — kept their top “A” marks from the Indiana Department of Education. Greenfield-Central schools maintained a “B” letter grade for the third year running.

    But for the first time in many years, each school received two letter grades — one state and one federal — and it’s causing some confusion. Because federal and state scores are calculated using different formulas, some schools received two different scores.

    It’s unclear for how long districts will receive dual grades.

     

    The Indiana Department of Education performance grades are based on student growth. At the elementary level, ISTEP scores — how students fare on the exam and whether they’ve demonstrated growth from the year prior — are used to calculate the rankings. At the high school level, the department looks at a variety of factors, including the graduation rate and how students perform on advanced placement exams.

    The federal law — put in place by the 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act — takes into account factors such as attendance and English-language learning, and also requires certain low-performing schools to be marked as either needing targeted or comprehensive support, according to The Associated Press.

    See Thursday’s edition of the Daily Reporter for a full story.

    Find your child’s school, here:

    State grades

    “A” schools:

    Saint Michael School

    Brandywine Elementary School

    New Palestine Elementary School

    New Palestine High School

    Doe Creek Middle School

    Maxwell Intermediate School

    Eden Elementary School

    J.B. Stephens Elementary School

    Weston Elementary School

    Mt. Vernon High School

    McCordsville Elementary School

    Eastern Hancock Middle School

    Eastern Hancock High School

    Eastern Hancock Elementary School

    “B” schools:

    Sugar Creek Elementary School

    Greenfield Intermediate School

    Greenfield-Central High School

    Harris Elementary School

    Fortville Elementary School

    Mt. Vernon Middle School

    Mt. Comfort Elementary School

    Geist Montessori Academy

    “C” schools:

    Greenfield Central Junior High School

     

    Federal grades

    “A” schools:

    Eden Elementary School

    Mt. Vernon High School

    McCordsville Elementary School

    Eastern Hancock High School

    “B” schools:

    Brandywine Elementary School

    New Palestine Elementary School

    New Palestine High School

    Doe Creek Middle School

    Sugar Creek Elementary School

    Maxwell Intermediate School

    J.B. Stephens Elementary School

    Greenfield Intermediate School

    Greenfield-Central High School

    Harris Elementary School

    Weston Elementary School

    Fortville Elementary School

    Mt. Vernon Middle School

    Mt. Comfort Elementary School

    Eastern Hancock Middle School

    Eastern Hancock Elementary School

    Geist Montessori Academy

    “C” schools:

    Greenfield Central Junior High School

     

    Source: Indiana Department of Education.

    Note: Saint Michael School in Greenfield did not receive a federal grade; Zion Lutheran School in New Palestine was not listed in the accountability summaries from the state.