MACHS retains ‘Commendable’ state rating
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Last week the Iowa Department of Education released the results of the online school accountability reporting system called the Iowa School Performance Profiles. The website shows updated scores and ratings for all public schools based on how they performed on a set of accountability measures in the 2021-22 school year.
For the second consecutive year, Mount Ayr Community High School (grades 7-12) received a “Commendable” performance rating, scoring 55.14 points on a 100-point scale. The state average performance total is 54.65.
Mount Ayr students performed at or above the state average in 10 of the 12 performance indicators used to calculate a school’s rating:
Mount Ayr State
Assessment participation
– math 100 98.37
Assessment participation
– English/LA 100 98.51
Average achievement
– math 50.74 50.00
Average achievement
– English/LA 50.79 50.00
Conditions for learning 46.60 49.27
Graduation rate – 4 years 93.75 90.15
Graduation rate – 5 years 95.83 93.51
Growth – math 46.00 50.00
Growth – English/LA 50.00 50.00
Percent proficient – math 74.37 64.97
Percent proficient
– English/LA 81.93 70.84
Post-secondary readiness 52.24 50.00
The “Growth” indicator in both math and English/language arts measures student growth by looking at assessment scores over time to determine whether a student performed better or worse than his/her academic peers (students at the same grade level with similar scores)
As has been explained by school administration in reference to past performance profiles, showing growth in math and English can present a challenge when proficiency scores in both areas are already well above state averages. Scores in the growth categories have a negative impact on Mount Ayr’s overall performance score because both areas are weighted nearly double any other of the 12 indicators.
The Conditions for Learning indicator is based upon perceptions of school climate by students. These assessments are voluntary and anonymous. This indicator, along with the post-secondary readiness indicator, are the next two most heavily weighted scores.
Performance scores and ratings from area high schools include:
Bedford High performing 61.62
Wayne Commendable 60.09
Creston Commendable 59.41
Lenox Commendable 58.29
Nod. Valley Commendable 56.65
East Union Commendable 56.51
I-35 Commendable 55.67
Winterset Commendable 55.35
Mount Ayr Commendable 55.14
C. Decatur Acceptable 54.55
Lamoni Acceptable 53.40
Murray Acceptable 54.78
State average 54.65
Mor. Trail Acceptable 54.46
SE Warren Acceptable 54.44
Twin Cedars Acceptable 53.92
Moravia Acceptable 53.69
SW Valley Acceptable 52.77
Melcher-Da. Acceptable 52.84
Seymour Acceptable 51.84
M-St. Marys Needs improvement 48.37
Clarke Needs improvement 47.74
Diagonal Needs improvement 45.80
Orient-M. Needs improvement 44.98
Moulton-U. Needs improvement 44.80
Blue Grass Conference members Ankeny Christian, Grand View Christian, and Iowa Christian Academy do not receive performance ratings because, due to their private school status, they are exempt from furnishing student performance data to the state.
For more detailed information, visit
www.iaschoolperformance.gov.
Performance scores and rating for Mount Ayr Elementary as well as other area elementary schools will appear in next week’s Record-News.
