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Superintendent: Scobey juniors rank near top on ACT in comparison of similar-size schools
Summary
The superintendent told the board that Scobey juniors ranked 2 of 46 in ELA, 3 of 46 in math and 2 of 46 in science on last year's ACT-derived GEMS report, noting local averages and that the data were compiled by an external analyst.
On Dec. 9, during a regular meeting of the Scobey K-12 Schools board, the superintendent reported that the district’s juniors scored near the top among similarly sized schools in statewide ACT-based reports.
The superintendent said a third-party analyst who compiled GEMS/ACT data ranked Scobey juniors 2 out of 46 in English language arts, 3 out of 46 in math and 2 out of 46 in science for last year’s cohort. "Where we ranked was 2 out of 46 in ELA, 3 out of 46 in math, and 2 out of 46 in science," the superintendent said, adding that the district’s average English score was about 20 compared with a similar-size-school average of 17.6 and that math and science averages also exceeded comparable peers.
Board members heard that the analysis grouped schools by enrollment categories (extra-large, large, medium, small) and that the report draws on state-submitted testing (described in the discussion as GEMS and ACT results reported to OPI, the state Office of Public Instruction). The superintendent said the data reflected last year’s juniors and suggested expectations that math scores could improve after a poor first test the prior year.
The board did not take a formal action on curriculum or testing during the meeting; the report was given as informational context for ongoing instructional planning.
