On Monday,
August 19, the State Department of Education announced the Reward Schools for
the 2012-13 school year. Marshall County has three schools on the list:
Cornersville Elementary School, Lewisburg Middle School, and Forrest High
School. These schools were in the top 5% of the schools in the state for having
high student growth. Marshall County had more Reward Schools than any other
school system in the South Central Region.
In addition,
out of 136 school systems in Tennessee, Marshall County ranked 17th
in the state in math for grades 3-8, 63rd in reading, 47th
in science and 23rd in social studies. Marshall County was one of 32
systems not cited for needing improvement in a sub-group area.
“We are
thrilled with this progress and with these awards; however, we still have a lot
of work to do to reach the achievement levels we want our students to attain.
Our teachers (system-wide) have worked very hard while under a lot of pressure and
with many changes this past year. I am very proud of them and their dedication
to the children of Marshall County,” said Jackie Abernathy, Director of
Schools. “I also want to thank Bill Byford and the South Central CORE office
for offering Marshall County their expertise and support.
“Now it is
time to move forward, use what we have learned this year, and provide this
year’s students with the best education possible. Next year, we want to be the
#1 school system in the state!”
Congratulations
to the teachers, students, staffs, and administrators of Marshall County’s
Reward Schools. They have worked extremely hard to reach this status.
Data collected through: 8/20/2013
This
chart shows how Tennessee schools scored on achievement and end-of-course tests
in 2013.
•Below Basic indicates a student who has not
mastered a subject
•Basic
Scores show
a partial mastery
•Proficient indicates a full mastery of a subject
•Advanced Scores are for
students who display superior mastery in a subject
The
state’s
goal is to move more students into the proficient and advanced categories. For
each subject, the chart shows the combined percentage of proficient and
advanced students and the change from last year's results.
Source: Tennessee Department of Education
