Log in

education

Peoria Unified announces school letter grades

Posted 11/3/22

The Arizona State Board of Education released the A-F letter grades, with Peoria Unified School District showing growth, according to a news release.

You must be a member to read this story.

Join our family of readers for as little as $5 per month and support local, unbiased journalism.


Already have an account? Log in to continue.

Current print subscribers can create a free account by clicking here

Otherwise, follow the link below to join.

To Our Valued Readers –

Visitors to our website will be limited to five stories per month unless they opt to subscribe. The five stories do not include our exclusive content written by our journalists.

For $6.99, less than 20 cents a day, digital subscribers will receive unlimited access to YourValley.net, including exclusive content from our newsroom and access to our Daily Independent e-edition.

Our commitment to balanced, fair reporting and local coverage provides insight and perspective not found anywhere else.

Your financial commitment will help to preserve the kind of honest journalism produced by our reporters and editors. We trust you agree that independent journalism is an essential component of our democracy. Please click here to subscribe.

Sincerely,
Charlene Bisson, Publisher, Independent Newsmedia

Please log in to continue

Log in
I am anchor
education

Peoria Unified announces school letter grades

Posted

The Arizona State Board of Education released the A-F letter grades, with Peoria Unified School District showing growth, according to a news release.

The district’s overall results show 10 schools moving up one letter grade and a total of 37 schools that are “A” (Excellent) or “B” (Highly Performing) labeled.

The formula that determines school labels uses a wide range of academic measures, including results from the state-mandated assessment and academic growth.

Each of the district's high schools received either an “A” or “B” label. In addition, nine elementary and high schools were within two points of a higher letter grade and are continuing to make academic progress. Included in this is Peoria Elementary School which has moved up another letter grade from a “B” to an “A” this year. This is the second consecutive jump in their letter grade.

A complete list of all Peoria Unified school labels is available at www.peoriaunified.org/lettergrades.

“I am extremely proud of the work taking place in our schools,” Superintendent Jason Reynolds said. “The last two years have undoubtedly presented challenges, but our staff remain committed to supporting student learning. We have turned these challenges into opportunities and our letter grades are one example of how we look at growth and improvement.”

The release of labels presents an opportune time to reflect on the multiple ways the district measures student learning, the release stated. The A-F Accountability System is just one of those tools. Throughout the school year, there are many ways teachers assess how students are doing in the classroom, including classwork, homework, quizzes, projects and teacher and counselor observations about individual student growth. The district also measures soft skills such as students’ ability to communicate, collaborate and think critically.

The district is continuing to review these letter grades and is focused on continuous improvement. Through the district’s strategic plan and continuous improvement plan, some of this work has already begun at each of our schools. As we continue to overcome the interruption to learning and reimagine what it means to educate students, the district remains committed to ensuring that every student reaches their fullest potential.

Community members can learn more about how Peoria Unified is reimaging teaching and learning by listening to the Peoria Unified Progress Report at www.peoriaunified.org/progressreport.

Peoria Unified, located in the Northwest Valley, serves more than 37,000 students in 34 elementary schools, seven high schools and one non-traditional high school.