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DESE issues 2024 Annual Performance Report

Nov. 25, 2024

 

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released the 2024 Annual Performance Report as part of the Missouri School Improvement Plan, known as MSIP 6, on Monday. This is the third year of a three-year implementation period for MSIP 6. For the 2023-2024 school year, Springfield Public Schools earned 156.5 points out of a possible 200, or 78.2 percent - up from 75.5 percent in 2023 and up from 73.7 percent in 2022. SPS maintains its status as fully accredited by DESE. 

 

For the fifth consecutive year, SPS celebrates its highest graduation rate. The 2024 graduating class of 1,922 students achieved a graduation rate of 97.4 percent, compared with 96.5 percent in 2023. 

 

In the area of academic proficiency, SPS showed improvement in all three main areas tested over last year: English Language Arts increased by 0.5 percent, Mathematics increased by 1.4 percent, and Science increased by 1.9 percent. 

 

MAP and End of Course results indicate that SPS students achieved improvement over the previous year’s scores as follows:

  • In English Language Arts for students in fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh grades, and in English II; 
  • In Mathematics for students in fifth and seventh grades, and in Algebra I, and Algebra II; and
  • In Science for students in fifth and eighth grades, and Biology.

 

Growth was also displayed for SPS Student Groups in Mathematics (+1.1%), Science (+1.1%) and Social Studies (+6.2%).

 

“Overall, our testing data shows multiple areas of celebration for our students and staff,” noted Dr. Grenita Lathan, superintendent. “This suggests that changes we have implemented are making a positive impact on student success. However, we must continue our efforts to expand and build upon these initial positive trends.”

 

Beyond academic achievement, SPS noted celebrations in areas of continuous improvement. For the second consecutive year, SPS earned 100 percent of points possible for monitoring Kindergarten Readiness and completion of eighth-grade planning for the pathway to graduation.

 

During 2023-2024, SPS promoted a community-wide focus on student attendance, which contributed to some measurable improvement on the APR.

 

“While we did not receive any points for attendance, our proportional attendance increased from 75.1 percent in 2023 to 79.3 percent in 2024,” explained Dr. Lathan. “Continuing our efforts to encourage students to attend school regularly could help close the gap to achieving the 80 percent proportional attendance rate required to receive 1 point in the area of attendance for next year’s APR.”

 

Noteworthy achievement among SPS schools includes the following:

  • Harrison Elementary earned 100 percent of points possible, improving by 21.7 percent.
  • Wilson’s Creek Intermediate School earned 100 percent of points possible, improving by 8.8 percent. 
  • Disney Elementary earned 98.2 percent of APR points possible, improving by 17.7 percent.
  • Sequiota Elementary earned 95.4 percent of APR points possible, achieving the highest increase of all schools, improving by 37.2 percent. 
  • Hickory Hills Middle School earned 92.3 percent of APR points possible, improving by 25.3 percent.
  • Holland Elementary earned 84.6 percent of APR points possible, improving by 33.3 percent.
  • Mann Elementary earned 81.2 percent of APR points possible, improving by 23.1 percent.
  • Twain Elementary improved by 22.7 percent.
  • Watkins Elementary improved by 19.7 percent.
  • Truman Elementary improved by 19 percent.
  • Westport Middle School improved by 17.5 percent.
  • Cowden Elementary improved by 16.1 percent.
  • Jarrett Middle School improved by 16.1 percent.
  • Pleasant View Middle School improved by 14.6 percent.
  • Bissett Elementary improved by 13.3 percent.
  • Sunshine Elementary improved by 10.9 percent.
  • Jeffries Elementary improved by 10.4 percent.

 

Annual Performance Reports (APRs) are provided for districts statewide and reflect data collected during the 2023-2024 school year. The report summarizes information about key indicators such as academic achievement, academic growth, attendance, school readiness, student readiness for the next academic level and beyond, graduation rates, and local improvement planning. 

 

To learn more about the 2023-2024 APR results, visit the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s website here.