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Superintendent: Moscow ISAT results run above state averages; middle‑school gains notable
Summary
Superintendent Sean Rice presented preliminary ISAT results May 28 showing Moscow students outperform state averages across most grades, noting particularly strong middle‑school math and overall ELA performance.
Superintendent Sean Rice presented the district’s preliminary ISAT and benchmark data at the May 28 board meeting, saying Moscow students generally outperformed state averages in math, English language arts and science.
Rice reported district‑level figures: science proficiency around the mid‑60s percent, English language arts at about 72 percent proficient/advanced, and mathematics roughly 62 percent across tested grades 3–8 and 11. He highlighted a strong seventh‑grade math cohort and continued middle‑school growth that district staff hope will translate to higher high‑school proficiency over time.
Rice noted some persistent challenges at the 11th grade in math — a pattern seen statewide — and said the district is analyzing course placements and testing contexts to understand why eleventh‑grade math proficiency trails lower‑grade performance even when earlier cohorts perform well. He said testing fatigue and varied course enrollment among juniors complicate interpretation: eleventh graders take a mix of courses and some students are not taking college‑entrance tests that would otherwise indicate proficiency.
Rice also shared benchmark reading (ISIP) growth: kindergarten through grade‑3 reading benchmarks showed steady improvement across McDonald, West Park and Lena Whitmore buildings, with districtwide ISIP proficiency percentages reported in the range of the mid‑80s for some schools and substantial reductions in students in the lowest intervention tiers.
Board members and administration discussed next steps, including continued work on high‑school course sequencing, interventions, and how middle‑school gains might be sustained through graduation. Rice said detailed cohort tracking and course‑level analysis will continue over the summer.
