u/fruppi

Just been thinking about this song. No reason, I'm sure

School letter grades are coming back this year, and I thought it might be helpful for y'all to hear what will go into that. They are, of course, partially determined by test scores and growth on test scores*. They are also partially determined by student attendance (a thing schools definitely have control over). Then there are other factors (like graduation plans, types of credits offered, etc.). All of those factors are brought together to get a percentage grade for the school. Right now, 90% is an A. But (and this is the infuriating part) if too many schools earn an A, the percentage to get one is raised to 95%. So if Indiana schools are *too* successful, the goalposts will be moved.

Just thought this info should be out there before grades come out and the IDOE tries to make your local public school look bad.

*to the best of my knowledge, standardized tests still get "re-normed" every so often if students are doing too well on them. The goalposts for the kids keep moving too, so no matter how great a job our public schools might do, that might never be reflected in the data.