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Park Hill review finds districtwide NWEA gains and rising AP participation, but gaps remain for some student groups
Summary
Dr. Josh Peters presented the 2024–25 academic achievement report to the Park Hill School Board on Oct. 9, noting that district NWEA targets for achievement and growth were met overall, AP participation and 3+ scores rose, and staff will expand supports for ELD and special education students to address persistent gaps.
Dr. Josh Peters, the district's director of assessment, told the Park Hill School Board on Oct. 9 that the district met its NWEA goals for both achievement (70%) and growth (50%) across math, reading and science for 2024–25 and that AP participation and 3-or-better scores have increased over four years.
"We not only met in both achievement, but we also met in growth," Peters said during the presentation, which condensed NWEA, the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP), AP exam results and preliminary ACT data into a single annual report for the board.
Why it matters: the data give the board and administrators a baseline for resource decisions. Peters and staff flagged areas that need attention—particularly rising gaps for English-language development (ELD) and special education student groups—and laid out steps the district plans to take to close those…
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