Sylacauga – Sylacauga City Schools earned an 89 on its report card recently released by the Alabama State Department of Education, making it the highest score SCS has ever achieved on the state report card.
The two point gain from last year is attributed namely to the academic achievement and growth at all schools. This represents a five year trend of continuous improvement – a seven point gain since the release of the 2021-2022 state report card. All schools across the district are now performing at a solid B rating.
Over 99 percent of students across the district surpassed the standards for growth on standardized tests, and the graduation rate exceeded 95 percent. Other categories evaluated on the report card were academic achievement from state assessments, college and career Readiness, and chronic absenteeism.
According to superintendent Dr. Michele Eller, the graduation rate, academic achievement, and academic growth are areas of strength and growth within the district. Sylacauga City Schools achieved a 95 percent graduation rate this year, which accounts for 30 percent of the total score.
Also, the system recorded a 90 percent rate for students who achieved College and Career Readiness, which makes up 10 percent of the total score.
Dr. Eller said, “This continued growth on our system’s report card is encouraging as a leader. Our district is committed to providing the best education for the students we serve. In the past five years, our district has moved from an 82 to a now 89. I could not be more proud of our system and the work being done each and every day to improve and impact student
achievement.”
