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District reports modest gains on STAR assessments, projects 8,778 students for 2025; administrators flag work remaining
Summary
The district's curriculum staff said Renaissance STAR assessments show reading and math gains since fall benchmarks but noted many students remain below basic. Administrators said the new three‑year method for enrollment projection yields 8,778 students and asked the board to consider that figure in budgeting.
Ferguson‑Florissant officials reported incremental academic progress and a new enrollment projection during the March 12 board meeting, while urging further work to reduce the district’s large share of students testing below basic.
Curriculum staff said this year’s shift to Renaissance STAR for reading and math — administered three times so far, with a final spring window still to run — shows measurable gains from August to February in several grades. STAR Early Literacy (K–2) rose notably since last year, with the district reporting an increase from under 30% to roughly 45–50% of K–2 students reaching an expected level on the screeners after curricular changes and interventions.
On STAR Reading and STAR Math the…
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