School results vary widely on Annual Performance Report for Columbia Public Schools
While Columbia Public Schools received 70.1% of total points on the state's annual performance report released late last month, results for individual school buildings vary widely.
Building principals are beginning to tackle the data in the reports, said district spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark.
"Last week, principals were given their school building level data and building APRs to begin digesting and working through areas of strength and areas where improvement is necessary," Baumstark wrote in an email.
The school board was provided with an overview of APR results at the rescheduled school board meeting last week.
"Now that schools are able to dive into their results, they’ll be working on developing improvement plans and strategies," Baumstark wrote.
Battle Elementary School's result of 19.8% of total points was a precipitous drop from the already not very good 45.4%.
"Battle Elementary is looking over its data — they are tracking attendance by grade level, they are also tracking attendance by month, and using a behavior incentive tracker to decrease discipline referrals," Baumstark wrote.
There also is a focus at the school on improving performance in math and English and increasing attendance, she wrote.
Jefferson Middle School also dropped, from 67.4% of total points to 47.3%.
Jefferson Middle School received 36.7 out of 78 points for performance and four out of eight points for continuous improvement, Baumstark wrote.
Personal goal-setting with students, as well as a concentration on relationship-building between students and staff, also are part of the school's plan.
Two Mile Prairie Elementary School's result of 87.9% of total points was a big jump from its previous 71.8%. It had the highest result of all schools in the district.
"Two Mile Prairie has focused on tracking and monitoring daily attendance rates in their classroom, the Prairie PROUD initiative, reminding students of expectations and a focus on tier 1 instructional strategies," Baumstark said.
The score at Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary School improved from 26.5% previously to 49.6% last month.
The school focuses on celebrating student achievements, building teacher capacity with professional development and positive behavior support, Baumstark said.
Among CPS high schools, Rock Bridge received 78.6% of total points; Hickman, 70.4%; Battle, 61.9%; and Douglass, 27%. Douglass is the district's alternative high school for students trying to get enough credits to graduate.
Other schools receiving higher than 80% of points on the APR: Ridgeway Elementary, 82.3%; John Warner Middle School, 82.7%; and Mill Creek Elementary, 86.7%.
Other schools receiving less than 50% of points: Derby Ridge Elementary, 43.1%; Oakland Middle School, 43.8%; Shepard Boulevard Elementary, 49.8%; West Boulevard Elementary, 49%; Lange Middle School, 36%; and West Middle School, 48.3%.
Roger McKinney is the Tribune's education reporter. You can reach him at rmckinney@columbiatribune.com or 573-815-1719. He's on X at @rmckinney9.
This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Columbia schools' results vary on Missouri's Annual Performance Report
