Snoqualmie Valley board hears data showing post-COVID gains, gaps in science and secondary math

Snoqualmie Valley School District staff presented a districtwide review of state assessments and internal growth measures during the Sept. 25 board meeting, saying the district leads its local consortium in post‑COVID recovery in English language arts and shows steady gains in math while science participation and pockets in secondary math require targeted work.

District Executive Directors Zehr and Heimbinger led the presentation and credited expanded data tools and focused instructional work for the results. "Although we talk about the SBA as being a measure in time, it is our summative measure ... to look at if our kids are achieving those grade level standards," an executive director said. Staff also emphasized the district’s shift toward student growth percentiles (SGP) to track improvement across cohorts rather than only proficiency snapshots.

Why it matters: staff told the board that growth measures remove some…