State, county and individual schools
By SHERRY DIGMON
News Staff Writer
The news was good and bad. When Alabama Department of Education report card data was released last week, local schools did better than last year, but the overall grade for the system is still a C. That’s due in part to falling grades in two schools on the other end of the county.
Accountability indicators
Grades are based on “accountability indicators” which are detailed here.
* Academic achievement (determined based on the percentage of proficient students in the areas of reading / English and math utilizing assessments in tested grade)
* Academic growth (determined based on individual students who demonstrate growth in reading / English and math)
* Graduation rate (determined based on the percentage of high school students who graduated within four years of first entering the ninth grade)
* College and career readiness (determined based on the percentage of students in the four-year cohort who met at least one of the college- and career-ready indicators. In education, cohort is typically applied to students who are educated at the same period of time – a grade level or class of students.)
* Chronic absenteeism (the percentage of students having 15 or more absences in a given school year. Points used in the final grade are based on the percentage of students not chronically absent.)
Accountability indicators and demographics are listed below for the school system and individual schools. A category is not listed if no information is applicable.
State of Alabama
Overall score: 80, Grade: B
Accountability indicators
Academic achievement 66.38
Academic growth 89
College and career readiness 71.46
Chronic absenteeism 18.28
Progress in English language proficiency 42.54
Demographics (number of students)
Student demographics
* White – 436,193
* Black or African American – 245,194
* Two or more races – 21,860
* American Indian / Alaska Native – 23,521
* Asian – 11,243
* Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander –1,656
English learners – 25,854
Students with disabilities – 94,636
Economically disadvantaged – 393,707
Homeless – 15,311
Migrant – 1,041
General education students – 645,031
English learner first year – 5,082
No data was available for the following categories: foster, military family.
Escambia County School System
Overall score: 79, Grade: C
Accountability indicators
Academic achievement 63.35
Academic growth 88.56
Graduation rate 85
College and career readiness 68.01
Chronic absenteeism 24.11
Demographics (number of students)
Student demographics
* White – 2,277
* Black or African American – 1,747
* American Indian / Alaska Native – 202
* Two or more races – 64
* Asian – 13
English learners – 13
Students with disabilities – 549
Economically disadvantaged – 3,272
Homeless – 24
General education students – 3.760
English learner first year – 2
No data was available for the following categories: migrant, foster, military family.
Escambia County High School
Overall score: 70 , Grade: C
Accountability indicators
Academic achievement 33
Academic growth 83.55
Graduation rate 86
College and career readiness 56.91
Chronic absenteeism 29.48
Demographics (number of students)
Student demographics
* Black or African American – 344
* White – 52
* American Indian / Alaska Native – 13
* Two or more races – 2
* Asian – 1
Students with disabilities – 35
Economically disadvantaged – 368
Homeless – 1
General education students – 377
Escambia County Middle School
Overall score: 73, Grade: C
Accountability indicators
Academic achievement 51.89
Academic growth 88.72
Chronic absenteeism 15.7
Demographics (number of students)
Student demographics
* Black or African American – 462
* White – 93
* American Indian / Alaska Native – 10
* Two or more races – 7
English learners – 2
Students with disabilities – 72
Economically disadvantaged – 543
General education students – 501
Flomaton Elementary School
Overall score: 87, Grade: B
Accountability indicators
Academic achievement 78.76
Academic growth 95.94
Chronic absenteeism 19.17
Demographics (number of students)
Student demographics
* White – 315
* Black or African American – 70
* Two or more races – 11
* American Indian / Alaska Native – 10
Students with disabilities –58
Economically disadvantaged – 238
Homeless – 2
General education students – 348
Flomaton High School
Overall score: 87, Grade: B
Accountability indicators
Academic achievement 77.14
Academic growth 95.93
Graduation rate 88
College and career readiness 82.09
Chronic absenteeism 20.42
Demographics (number of students)
Student demographics
* White – 377
* Black or African American – 65
* American Indian / Alaska Native – 29
* Two or more races – 3
* Asian – 1
Students with disabilities – 39
Economically disadvantaged – 226
Homeless – 3
General education students – 436
Huxford Elementary School
Overall score: 82, Grade: B
Accountability indicators
Academic achievement 69.83
Academic growth 96.54
Chronic absenteeism 29.62
Demographics (number of students)
Student demographics
* White – 137
* American Indian / Alaska Native – 105
* Black or African American – 35
* Two or more races – 6
Students with disabilities – 58
Economically disadvantaged – 219
Homeless – 4
General education students – 225
Pollard-McCall Junior High School
Overall score: 79, Grade: C
Accountability indicators
Academic achievement 70.62
Academic growth 86.5
Chronic absenteeism 18.85
Demographics (number of students)
Student demographics
* White – 216
* American Indian / Alaska Native – 5
* Two or more races – 4
* Black or African American – 3
* Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander – 3
* Asian – 1
Students with disabilities – 28
Economically disadvantaged – 115
General education students – 204
Rachel Patterson Elementary School
Overall score: 72, Grade: C
Accountability indicators
Academic achievement 61.46
Academic growth 81.84
Chronic absenteeism 26.86
Demographics (number of students)
Student demographics
* Black or African American – 394
* White – 93
* American Indian / Alaska Native – 11
* Asian – 4
* Two or more races – 3
English learners – 2
Students with disabilities – 98
Economically disadvantaged – 477
Homeless – 5
General education students – 408
English learner first year – 1
W.S. Neal Elementary School
Overall score: 73, Grade: C
Accountability indicators
Academic achievement 67.21
Academic growth 78.06
Chronic absenteeism 27.54
Demographics (number of students)
Student demographics
* White – 383
* Black or African American – 153
* Two or more races – 9
* American Indian / Alaska Native – 7
English learners – 6
Students with disabilities – 66
Economically disadvantaged – 440
Homeless – 5
General education students – 488
English learner first year – 1
W.S. Neal High School
Overall score: 77, Grade: C
Accountability indicators
Academic achievement 63.79
Academic growth 87.42
Graduation rate 81
College and career readiness 71.96
Chronic absenteeism 34.33
Demographics (number of students)
Student demographics
* White – 280
* Black or African American – 111
* American Indian / Alaska Native – 9
* Two or more races – 4
* Asian – 2
Students with disabilities – 42
Economically disadvantaged – 285
Homeless – 1
General education students – 365
W.S. Neal Middle School
Overall score: 77, Grade: C
Accountability indicators
Academic achievement 65.06
Academic growth 87.37
Chronic absenteeism 22.56
Demographics (number of students)
Student demographics
* White – 291
* Black or African American – 110
* Two or more races – 15
* American Indian / Alaska Native – 3
* Asian – 2
English learners – 3
Students with disabilities – 53
Economically disadvantaged – 324
Homeless – 3
General education students – 368
English learner first year – 3
To see data on school systems and individual schools, go to http://54.148.24.183/Alsde/SelectSchool. You may also select data by year, race / ethnicity, subpopulation, gender.