School district of Indian River County increases state ranking.
Vero Beach, FL, July 7, 2022– Individual Florida School and District Grades were released today by the Florida Department of Education.
District Grades
- Regarding our district grade, our district earned a “B” and maintained the percentage of points earned when compared to the 18-19 school year. Maintaining the percentage of points earned has resulted in an improvement in our School District of Indian River County (SDIRC) state ranking of 38 in 2018- 2019 school year to 22 in the 2021-2022 school year.
- Regarding our district maintaining the percentage of points earned when compared to 2018-2019 school year, our district is one (1) of nine (9) districts who maintained the percentage of points earned, while only six (6) other districts increased their district percentage of points earned.
- When compared to surrounding districts (i.e., Brevard, Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Martin), our district was the only district to maintain the percentage of points earned when compared to the 2018-2019 school year.
- Of surrounding districts, both Indian River County and St. Lucie County maintained a district grade of “B,” while Brevard, Okeechobee, and Martin Counties all dropped one (1) letter grade when compared to the 2018-2019 school year.
- Highlights related to components included in the District grade are as follows:
- English Language Arts-Achievement: Improved from a state ranking of 30 (18-19) to 22 (21-22)
- English Language Arts-Bottom Quartile: Improved from a state ranking of 25 (18-19) to 13 (21-22)
- Mathematics-Bottom Quartile: Improved from a state ranking of 25 (18-19) to 17 (21-22)
- Science-Achievement: Improved from a state ranking of 37 (18-19) to 23 (21-22)
- Social Studies-Achievement: Improved from a state ranking of 46 (18-19) to 39 (21-22)
- Middle School Acceleration: Improved from a state ranking of 56 (18-19) to 21 (21-22)
School Grades
- For the current school year, 53% of the non-charter schools in our district that were assigned a school grade earned an A or B. When compared to surrounding districts (i.e., Brevard, Okeechobee, Martin, St. Lucie), we were the only district to increase the percentage of non-charter schools earning an “A” or “B.”
- Of our non-charter schools, four (4) maintained an “A,” five (5) improved from a “C” to a “B,” four (4) schools moved from a “B” to a “C,” and four (4) schools remained at a “C.” Of the five (5) charter schools two (2) maintained an “A,” one (1) school maintained a “B,” and two (2) schools dropped a letter grade.
- For the current school year, four (4) non-charter elementary schools (Beachland Elementary, Liberty Magnet, Osceola Magnet, and Rosewood Magnet) earned an “A.”
- Osceola Magnet School’s percentage of total points earned on spring assessments was in the top 6% of elementary schools in the State.
- Fellsmere Elementary, Indian River Academy, Sebastian Elementary, Storm Grove Middle School, and Treasure Coast Elementary all increased one letter grade (i.e., from a “C” to a “B”) when compared to the 18-19 school year.
Superintendent of Schools, Dr. David K. Moore, stated, “These results are a clear indication of the unwavering commitment of our administrators, teachers, support staff, and families. While there is much good work to still do, today’s results serve as a true inspiration of the positive impact that SDIRC has had on the students of our community.”
If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Cristen Maddux at 772-564-5527 or email at Cristen.maddux@indianriverschools.org.