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“Our new accountability system will tell a deeper, truer story of how well a school is preparing its students for success,” Commissioner of Education Dianna Wentzell said.
The schools and districts were graded on a traditional scale of 0 to 100. Here are the grades for the district and for each school, supplied by the CTMirror.org website:
- Greenwich School District: 89.3
- Central Middle School: 84.5
- Cos Cob School: 90.2
- Eastern Middle School: 90.9
- Glenville School: 89.5
- Greenwich High School: 88.2
- Hamilton Avenue School: 73.3
- International School At Dundee: 98.2
- Julian Curtiss School: 86.9
- New Lebanon School: 81.9
- North Mianus School: 89.6
- North Street School: 99
- Old Greenwich School: 95.6
- Parkway School: 93
- Riverside School: 96.6
- Western Middle School: 82.7
Greenwich also had six "Schools of Distinction," which means they rank among the top 10 percent overall in Connecticut. Those top schools are North Mianus, North Street, Old Greenwich, Riverside, Parkway and International School at Dundee.
The schools were ranked using the state's Next Generation Accountability System. It rates schools on the following factors:
- academic achievement on state assessments
- academic growth
- assessment participation rate
- chronic absenteeism
- coursework
- exams
- ninth-graders on track to graduate
- four-year graduation rate for all students
- six-year graduation rate for high needs students
- college enrollment rate
- physical fitness
- arts access.
Connecticut’s Next Generation Accountability System "tell the story of how well a school is preparing its students for success in college, careers and life."
The new system moves beyond test scores and provides a "more holistic, multifactor perspective of district and school performance and incorporates student growth over time," the education department said in a statement.
The new system measures academic achievement and focuses on student growth over time. It also includes additional key indicators, such as chronic absenteeism, physical fitness and arts access.
"Research tells us that students who attend school on a daily basis and maintain a healthy lifestyle are more likely to graduate and succeed in college," the state said.
"Access to an engaging arts curriculum creates a more well-rounded educational experience."
To learn more about the system, visit the performance and accountability section of the state Department of Education’s website .
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