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Madison County Schools reports stronger ACAP growth, rising English-learner population and plans for standards-based grading pilot
Summary
District presenters said ACAP growth increased this year, proficiency improved in ELA, and the number of English learners more than doubled since 2019. Administrators described steps toward a standards-based report card and asked the board later to approve a policy change to move forward with implementation planning.
Madison County Schools administrators presented elementary-system assessment results, demographic changes and next steps for a standards-based reporting proposal at the board’s Sept. 5 work session.
District officials told the board that ACAP proficiency and growth improved in 2024–25. The presentation noted systemwide proficiency rates of roughly 70% in ELA, 44% in math and 46% in science (all tested grades combined), and said growth measures showed higher gains than the prior two years. The district said 93% of students were promoted based on spring ACAP this year, compared with 94% the prior year; administrators said supplemental ACAP promotions increased this year as well.
Staff said the state cut score used for promotion in reading rose from…
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