Our students consistently score above the state average on the vast majority of state required tests in mathematics, reading, writing, and science. Our district performance ranks among the ten highest performing districts in the state. At the beginning of the 2000 school year, 80.2 percent of first-graders met readiness criteria. They are very hardworking and dedicated professionals. Elementary school children are being taught Spanish through our distance learning system.
Emphasis is placed on language expression.
Our students are one of the largest groups assembled each year to be recognized by the state. Two hundred sixty-nine seventh graders were eligible to take the Fall 2000 PSAT as a result of high standardized test scores. Title I, ACT 135, and Special Education programs address the academic, emotional, physical, and social-behavioral needs of identified students with an impressive level of success. Alternative school programs are operated to address the academic and emotional needs of nearly three hundred disruptive students who would be expelled from school otherwise.