NOTE: OSPI later told North Mason officials that North Mason’s inclusion in the awards was incorrect. North Mason qualified for this honor a year ago, but not for the more recent reporting period. Since this chart is somewhat laborious to recreate, we’ll just tell you here rather than correct the chart.
Among the 381 schools honored as high achievers by the state in a release issued today are 15 from Kitsap County and one from Belfair.
The Washington Achievement Awards honor performance in seven categories, including overall excellence and high progress, a category that marks improvement. The state’s criteria measures two-year achievement on test scores and takes into account how small the gap is between low-income students and racial minorities and the rest of their classmates. The state’s press release follows the graph.
