The report cards only contain a handful of normal data points as the spring 2020 state tests in English, math, science and social studies were canceled after mid-March coronavirus-related school closures.
Superintendent Paula Crew said two of the components were behind since not all of the report card data was available.
“The Graduation and Prepared for Success components are lagged," Crew said. “As a result, the 2020 State Report Cards will include data for the four-year class of 2019 and the five-year class of 2018. All relevant data used in these components was reported to the school building closures, so there is no impact reporting these calculations. ODE masks data to comply with the state and local privacy laws when a calculation uses less than 10 students and the rule continues with the 2020 Report Card."
Tecumseh had a four-year graduation rate of 89.3%, a slight decrease to last year’s 87.7%, and a five-year graduation rate of 90.6%, according to state report card data.
The state report card’s four-year graduation rate data applies to students in the class of 2019 who entered ninth grade in the fall of 2015 and graduated by the summer of 2019. The five-year graduation rate data applies to students in the class of 2018 who entered the ninth grade in the fall of 2014 and graduated by the summer of 2019.
When it comes to the prepared for success component, which is how well-prepared students are for future opportunities, Tecumseh scored a 27.8%. This includes ACT and SAT participation, dual enrollment credit and honors diploma.
According to state report card data, 129 students earned a remediation free score on all parts of the ACT or SAT, earned an honors diploma, and/or earned an industry-recognized credential.
This includes that 89.9% of students took the ACT, 17.1% of students earned a remediation free score, 11% received an honors diploma, 5.3% received industry-recognized credential and 15.6% participated in earning three or more dual enrollment college credits.
According to state report card data, 50.2% of the 2017 graduating class entered college within two years and 20.7% of the 2013 graduating class graduated from college within six years of leaving high school.
“Graduation Rates are above the state average,” Crew said. “We also have fewer Chronic absenteeism’s this year.”
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