Metro Nashville Public Schools unveiled the names of 33 schools achieving the highest level of academic growth on the Tennessee Value Added Assessment System (TVAAS) at Tuesday’s school board meeting.
Those schools include 19 elementary schools, 8 middle schools, 5 high schools, and Stratford STEM Magnet Lower School.
The district itself also achieved a Level 5 TVAAS score for the second time in a row. The last time MNPS experienced two consecutive years of growth was in 2014 and 2015.
“We have been seeing tremendous outcomes in the TVAAS numbers we’ve gotten back from the state this year with the biggest headline of course being that we achieved Level 5 status as a district for the second year in a row,” said Dr. Adrienne Battle, MNPS Director of Schools. “That accomplishment in back-to-back school years is a beautiful reflection of the amazing work that our students, teachers, building leaderships, support staff, parents, community partners, the support of staff with excellent guidance from our board members. A first-rate team effort all around.”
TVAAS measures student academic growth year over year. There are five levels with Level 5 representing significant growth that exceeded expectations and Level 1 indicating significantly less growth than expected.
The district achieved a Level 5 science score, something that also hasn’t happened since 2015 and Level 5 for literacy, numeracy, and literacy. The district kept pace with social studies, achieving Level 3.
Individual grades saw plenty of growth in specific subjects as well. With the exception of fifth grade which received a Level 1, grades three through eight received a Level 5 score in English language arts (ELA) and math.
Every grade achieved Level 5 for science, and sixth and seventh-grade achieved Level 5 for social studies.
The district plans to focus on the transition grades, fifth-grade and eighth-grade, and increase curricular support in the subjects that received Level 1.
Of the 18 priority schools in the district, ten achieved Level 3 or higher.
“I hope another thing that resonated with you is our focus on continuous improvement. And our ability to be transparent around where we’re seeing significant success and other areas where we want to double down and make sure that we’re bring intentional in providing the supports that our teachers, our principals, and our staff need. And so it is with great pride that we share our Level 5 status with you,” said Dr. Battle.
