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Spearfish reports rising proficiency, ACT scores and joins state literacy initiative
Summary
Curriculum presenter Lana Main told the board the district’s proficiency rates for ELA, math and science have trended upward, Spearfish High School’s ACT average was reported at 22.5, and the district will participate in a three‑year literacy initiative with the South Dakota Department of Education and Black Hills State University.
At the Nov. 10 meeting of the Spearfish School District 40‑2 Board of Education, curriculum presenter Lana Main reviewed the district report card and several district initiatives.
Main said the district has seen year‑over‑year gains in proficiency across tested subjects. She reported a 4‑point jump in ELA proficiency this year and noted that Spearfish High School’s average ACT score was 22.5 last year, which she described as roughly three points higher than the national average. “Our students do very well on the ACT,” she said, and noted a relatively high participation rate (typically in the…
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