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Schuylkill Valley board hears mixed growth results as district rolls out new internal assessments
Summary
District administrators told the board that elementary and high school students showed strong year-to-year growth in some subjects while middle school math lagged; presenters described new internal tools (IRLA, ALEKS, Reveal) and urged a multi-year view as curricula and assessments settle in.
The Schuylkill Valley School District on Tuesday presented a first fuller accounting of student growth since post‑COVID data returned, with building administrators reporting uneven results across grade spans and subject areas.
Dr. Shannon O'Donnell, a district administrator who led the building-level presentations, said the elementary school posted an academic growth score of 77 in English language arts for 2024–25 (above the state growth standard of 70 and the statewide average of 75.4) and a mathematics academic growth score of 96. "We are very proud of our students for that growth," she said, describing the district's use this year of the IRLA (Independent Reading Level Assessment) and ALEKS as internal benchmarks.
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