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District touts state report‑card gains while flagging middle‑grade ELA and student incidents
Summary
District staff presented the 2025 state report card showing several three‑year highs (graduation, college‑and‑career readiness, elementary gains) while noting declines in sixth‑grade ELA and a rise in student incidents; student‑services staff also reported a drop in truancy from 245 to 137 year‑over‑year.
District staff presented the 2025 state report card and highlighted areas of strength: percent on‑time graduation nearing 90%, college‑and‑career readiness around 85%, and several schools at three‑year highs on multiple metrics. Presenters singled out Reuben Elementary for outperforming statewide metrics and identified Whitmire and Newberry middle/high schools among the most improved.
At the same time, presenters flagged concerns in secondary…
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