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Holliston reports gains in student growth after rollout of district data dashboard
Summary
Holliston Public Schools presented a district data dashboard and a set of early results April 17, highlighting multi-year gains in student growth percentiles, mixed changes in rankings and a plan to move the annual district-level data presentation to fall.
Holliston Public Schools presented updated district and high school performance measures at the April 17 School Committee meeting, highlighting multi-year gains in student growth percentiles and new tools for monitoring results.
The presentation, led by district staff (identified in the meeting as Dan and a co-presenter), reviewed a range of external rankings and state assessment measures including MCAS-based student growth percentiles, U.S. News & World Report rankings, Boston Magazine, School Digger and SAT results. Dan told the committee the district’s student growth percentile (SGP) for grades 3–8 had risen from about 45.6 in 2019 to roughly 59.0 in 2024 and that growth versus peers was a key focus for the presentation. The slide deck also showed the district ranked about 52 in the comparison set and Holliston High School at…
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