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Hancock County updates benchmarks and test results; district reports highest-ever state ACT score and reviews personnel and consent items
Summary
At its April 14 meeting, the Hancock County School District Board of Education received its third benchmark update of the year and a district assessment briefing, and staff reported a district ACT average of 20.1 and a graduation rate of 88.7 percent.
At its April 14 meeting, the Hancock County School District Board of Education received its third benchmark update of the year and a district assessment briefing. Staff presented school-by-school proficiency and growth projections based on fall, winter and spring benchmark data and previewed final testing procedures scheduled for May.
Staff reported several district-wide measures: a district ACT average of 20.1 (described in the presentation as the highest state ACT score the district has ever had), a graduation rate of 88.7%, and a college-and-career-readiness (CCR) percentage of 65, compared with 64.2 last year. Presenters said the district paid for sophomores to take a district ACT, while the state funds the junior ACT; juniors also take WorkKeys as part of CCR tracking.
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