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Chester County highlights strong subject-level test results while citing room for improvement and enrollment shifts
Summary
District staff told the board that several grade/subject combinations ranked in the top 15% statewide and four were in the top 10; leaders said growth and achievement are distinct and shared early enrollment figures for the year.
District staff told the Chester County School Board the district has multiple grade- and subject-level results that rank highly in the state, but officials said that overall improvement work continues.
“Ten specific grades and subjects… were within the top 15% in the state, and four of those were in the top 10,” said Mr. Kilsner, a district staff member presenting the results. He emphasized that the figures reflect achievement and that growth measures — comparing a student’s projected score to their actual score — will be reported in coming weeks.
Kilsner said the board will receive additional growth metrics next month and that “there's still plenty of room for improvement.” He stressed that growth and achievement are distinct: “growth and achievement are two different things. They can be successful at the both at the same time though.”
On enrollment, the district reported roughly 2,750 students at the end of the summer and indicated some movement as the school year began. District staff said the total had shifted and mentioned a separate figure during the meeting (described in the record as “accounting for 69 students”), but officials did not provide a single final enrollment number at the meeting.
Board members and staff said they will watch fall reporting, including growth measures, to better understand which student groups need additional support and where current practices are driving success.
