CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System reviewed the 2023-24 State Report Card Tuesday night and that saw 90% of local schools received a letter grade of A, B or C – a significant improvement from the previous school year.
“Nearly half of our schools performed in the top category, earning an A or a B,” said Dr. Kimi Sucharski, CMCSS director of Accountability.
What is State Report Card?
The Tennessee State Report Card is a tool for the public to see how individual schools and districts are performing. The report card is produced every year and includes items such as school letter grades, student achievement, growth, graduation rates and more.
Student grade data is collected from the individual schools across the district and is validated by the CMCSS Accountability Team before sending it to the Department of Education, where it reviewed and posted to the report card, according to Sucharski.
Sucharski explained that the letter grade for each school is measured by indicators such as testing achievements, growth and the performance of students in the bottom 25%, which is measured by how they’ve grown academically the following year. Additionally, high schools are measured by their college and career readiness.
12 schools dramatically improve grades
Twelve CMCSS schools saw dramatic improvements in their letter grades from the 2022-23 school year to 2023-24.
In elementary schools, Norman Smith and Pisgah saw their scores improve from a D to a C. Moore Magnet improved from a D to a B. Northeast saw the most impressive change, increasing their D by three letter grades to an A. There is no data for Kirkwood, as this is their first year open.
Of the eight middle schools, five saw improvements. Montgomery Central improved their C to an A. Kenwood, Northeast, Richview and West Creek improved their scores by one letter grade. None of the CMCSS middle schools had anything lower than a C.
Four of the 11 CMCSS high schools improved by one letter grade.
Four D’s, 8 schools drop
While 12 schools managed to improve their scores, eight missed the mark and stumbled backward. None of schools have an F, and only 4 have a D.
Seven elementary schools dropped by one letter grade, including Byrns Darden, Hazelwood, Kenwood, Liberty, Oakland, Ringgold, Rossview and Spanish Immersion at Barksdale. The remaining 12 maintained the same letter grade.
Middle Schools only saw improvements: Five improved while Kirkwood maintained its A average, New Providence held a C, and Rossview kept a B from 2022-23.
While four of the high schools saw improvements, Middle College at Austin Peay and Rossview held onto their A’s. Kenwood maintained a D. Clarksville High saw their A drop to a C. Kirkwood reported an A for their first year open.
CMCSS K-12 Virtual School dropped from a C to a D.
For more, go to the State Report Card online.
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