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Delaware announces Dec. 2 accountability release; 19 schools flagged as "bright spots"
Summary
State assessment and accountability director April McCray told the State Board that Delaware's accountability framework reports proficiency, growth and school-quality measures; scores are scheduled for public release Dec. 2 and 19 schools met criteria to be named "bright spots" for multi-year gains.
The Delaware Department of Education will publicly release the 2025 accountability scores on Dec. 2, the department's director of assessment and accountability told the State Board of Education on Nov. 20.
"As we're coming up on December 2 when our accountability scores will be released publicly," Dr. April McCray said, the department plans to publish district and school reports that include proficiency, growth, school quality and English-learner progress. McCray described the state's accountability system's purpose as providing "clear, focused and actionable data" to schools rather than ranking for rankings' sake.
McCray told the board the framework was built in coordination with districts, superintendents and teachers and differentiates measures depending on a school's model (elementary, high school, or "high-school-plus"). She said the system includes both proficiency and growth metrics and that some schools are identified as "bright spots" when they avoid intervention thresholds and show at least two years of year-over-year improvement. The department identified 19 such schools this year.
Board members praised the recognition of improvement, with one member noting that a jump from low double-digit to mid-range proficiency is noteworthy even if absolute proficiency remains low in some schools. McCray and board members emphasized that the framework is intended to guide improvement planning, not to be used solely as a comparative ranking.
The department did not present school-by-school scores in the meeting; the public release is scheduled for Dec. 2 on the department's website and board members said districts have already received their local reports.
The board moved on to other agenda items, including regulatory presentations and votes.
