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Tumwater School District presents 2024–25 assessment results, emphasizes growth measures
Summary
A district presenter reviewed internal 2024–25 English language arts and math assessment data and growth percentiles, saying the district is near state averages in some areas and emphasizing interventions to support students who remain below grade level. Exact percentages and state-released figures were described as not yet published.
District staff member, a presenter for the Tumwater School District, summarized the district's 2024'25 English language arts (ELA) and math assessment data and explained how growth percentiles are being used to track student progress.
The presenter said the district compiled internal demographic and assessment data for multiple cohorts (students now in grades 3 through 10) and compared current cohorts' results to their earlier scores. The presenter said the district's internal figures show progress in many groups and that overall the district is "pretty even with the state" in some measures, while noting that state-released data for 2024'25 had not yet been published.
The presenter described growth percentiles as a measure that shows how much a student has progressed relative to peers who started at the same level, adding that a student can be below grade level while still demonstrating strong growth. "High growth is the blue; typical growth is the green; low growth is red," the presenter said while showing slide graphics that tracked cohorts by color across years.
Slides shown to the meeting compared cohorts' performance across grades (the presenter referenced fourth-grade baselines for students now in grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10). The presenter said the district's system is intended to identify students who need differentiated supports and interventions and highlighted that the system is built to drive those interventions.
The presenter also told the meeting that some students miss assessments because of scheduling conflicts (for example, students in Running Start programs), which can affect participation and observed scores. The presenter said the district compiled these results internally for planning purposes and that the official state release for 2024'25 was not yet available.
No formal board action or vote on the assessment data was reported in the transcript segment covering this presentation. The presenter said the district will continue using the growth measures to guide interventions and monitoring.
Background: The presentation covered ELA and language arts demographic breakdowns and comparative growth measures. The presenter noted the district has previously discussed goal-setting related to these metrics in earlier meetings and framed this as part of ongoing progress monitoring.
