Blackwell Public Schools recieve State A-F Report Card Grades

The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) has released the state’s A-F public school report card on the Oklaschools.com website. 

The report card provides information on key metrics useful in evaluating school performance in the 2023-24 school year and prior years. 

In Blackwell, Blackwell Elementary School was given a 69% “B” in Academic Achievement over the 49% state average. BES received a 53% C in Academic Growth, gauging student performance from year to year over the state average 38%. BES received a 92% “A” in English Language Proficiency gauging how English learners are meeting their language-acquisition targets, a massive lead over the State of Oklahoma average of 33%. BES only faltered with their “C” in chronic absenteeism with an 87.47%, higher than the state average of 80.97%.

Overall, BES was graded a “C”, better than the state average. 

Blackwell Middle School was given a 49% in Academic Achievement, a C, tied with the state average. Academic Growth was gauged at a 58% over the state’s 53% earning them a “C”. English Language Proficiency was graded at a 82% “A” over the 33% state average. In chronic absenteeism, BMS received a “D” with 80.29% just digits shy of the state’s 80.97% average. 

Overall, BMS was graded a “C”, better than the state average. 

At Blackwell High School, the Maroons’ Academic Achievement was a 45% “C”, below the 49% state average. Graduation, gauging how BHS supports students who graduate in 4, 5, or 6 years, saw better scores across the board than the state average with a “C”. English Language Proficiency was given a 39% over the state average of 33% with an “A”. Chronic absenteeism saw BHS with a 90.77%, higher than the state average of 80.97% with a “B”. 

Overall, BHS was graded a “C”, better than the state average. 

“OSDE is sending more resources than ever to help students who may be falling behind in literacy in and math,” said State Superintendent Ryan Walters. 

“This year’s data is the most comprehensive and most transparent in the history of the state with over 300 additional schools now receiving overall letter grades than did in 2022.  Not only does this increase public transparency and accountability, it helps parents make informed choices about their child’s education and ensures our agency can direct resources to the schools that need it most.” Walters continued, 

“We have instituted robust reforms of our accountability system, introduced incentive and bonus programs for teachers, and implemented the biggest teacher recruitment effort in the history of our state. T

his year’s state report card serves to inform the legislature and our agency of where the most help is needed, and we will continue to do everything possible to get Oklahoma students back to basics and back on track. Oklahoma schools are turning the corner toward sustained academic excellence.” 

Even with the additional schools receiving a report card, there has been a decrease in the percentage of F schools and an increase in the number of A schools. 

This year, there are 15 net new A schools , and the overall percentage of F schools is down about 1%. 

OSDE created the HEROES (Help Elevate Reading Outcomes for Every Student) Literacy Instructional Team to support districts, in accordance with the Strong Readers ACT, to help get young readers back on track and up to grade level.