Towanda Area School District 2014 Student Performance Profile

Towanda Area School District’s School Performance Profile was released on November 6, 2014. Public schools now receive an academic performance score. An online public portal, the Pennsylvania School Performance Profile, will now provide demographic data, academic data and an academic performance score for public schools in the state.

Unlike previous measures of our schools, the School Performance Profile utilizes many data points to measure our school’s academic strengths. The more important aspect of this resource is that it allows us to acknowledge our strengths and use the profile as a tool for student improvement.

The School Performance Profile Academic Performance score is based not only on test scores but many other factors that signal student achievement. A student growth factor measures how well students are progressing toward proficiency in state assessments. Also measured are graduation and attendance rates and degrees of rigorous course offerings at the secondary level.

A score is reported for each school and is based upon indicators that define a high performing school in Pennsylvania. These elements are categorized into five areas.

Towanda Area School District will have the School Performance Profile (SPP) put on the school’s website in the near future. The following sections will include our building scores and pages of information that will help you to understand what the scores mean. Those sections include:

Fast Facts
Understanding Academic Performance Scores
Building Performance Scores
Academic Performance Data

The data from the SPP scores indicates that Towanda Area School District has plenty of room for improvement. The SPP profile indicates that Towanda Area School District has scored lower than the previous year in two of the three buildings. The data found in the SPP report will be an integral part of Towanda Area School District’s plan to close the achievement gap in the next five years. Towanda Area School District will use the SPP data to improve instructional practices and educational opportunities for our students.

Student Performance Scores can be accessed on the Pennsylvania Department of Education website: www.education.state.pa.us. Click on PA School Performance Profile, located on the right side of the screen under “Hot Topics," or you can access it from this website by going to the PA School Performance Profile link under "About TASD."

Steven Gobble
Superintendent