Monday, August 15, 2022

MSCS is a Level 5 School District

Dear MSCS Staff,

We have exciting news to report! For the first time since the 2014-15 school year, Memphis-Shelby County Schools is a Level 5 school district, the highest distinction available based on TVAAS composite scores. Student performance in both Literacy and Numeracy also earned a Level 5. While we know we have some work to do in Social Studies and Science to get those scores to this same high level, we're encouraged by our progress

What is TVAAS? The Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) measures students' academic growth over time. Its focus is student growth rather than student proficiency on the state assessment. TVAAS helps educators identify best practices, implement programs that best meet the needs of their students, and make informed decisions about where to focus resources to ensure growth opportunities for all students.

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What does this mean for MSCS? A Level 5 composite means we are successfully moving students toward proficiency and beyond. We understand not all students start at the same place. Significant growth, as characterized by a Level 5, means our students are rebounding from the negative impacts of the pandemic, our teachers are effectively helping students to reach academic goals, and our curriculum plan is getting results.

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Individual schools also receive a composite score. Congratulations to these 75 MSCS-managed schools that earned a Level 5 Composite:

• A. Maceo Walker MS
• Alcy ES
• American Way MS
• Balmoral-Ridgeway ES
• Barret's Chapel School
• Belle Forest Community School
• Bellevue MS
• Berclair ES
• Brownsville Road ES
• Campus ES
• Central HS
• Cherokee ES
• Chimneyrock ES
• Cordova HS
• Craigmont MS
• Cromwell ES
• Cummings School
• Delano ES
• Dexter MS
• E.E. Jeter School
• East HS
• Egypt ES
• Fox Meadows ES
• Gardenview ES
• Georgian Hills MS

• Germanshire ES
• Getwell ES
• Grahamwood ES
• Hawkins Mill ES
• Hickory Ridge ES
• Hickory Ridge MS
• Highland Oaks ES
• Ida B. Wells Academy
• Idlewild ES
• J.P. Freeman School
• Jackson ES
• Kate Bond ES
• Kingsbury ES
• Lowrance School
• Macon-Hall ES
• Maxine Smith STEAM Academy
• Medical District HS
• Middle College HS
• Mt. PIsgah MS
• Newberry ES
• Oakhaven ES
• Oakhaven HS
• Oakshire ES
• Parkway Village ES
• Peabody ES

• Richland ES
• Riverview School
• Robert R. Church ES
• Ross ES
• Rozelle ES
• Sea Isle ES
• Shady Grove ES
• Sharpe ES
• Sheffield ES
• South Park ES
• Southwind ES
• Springdale ES
• Treadwell ES
• Treadwell MS
• Wells Station ES
• Westside ES
• White Station ES
• White Station HS
• White Station MS
• Whitehaven ES
• Whitehaven High
• William H. Brewster ES
• Willow Oaks ES
• Winchester ES
• Winridge ES

Additionally 10 MSCS-managed schools earned a Level 4 Composite:

Click here for a list of MSCS charter schools receiving a Level 4 or Level 5 Composite.

To learn more about TVAAS, please click here.