School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas used to track on his webpage the improvement of school grades for the elementary and middle schools in his district – see his analysis. Then he stopped in 2012.
In 2011, 52 percent of the middle and elementary schools were ‘A’s; 67 percent were ‘A’/’B’; and 95 percent were ‘A’/’B’/’C.’Â Superintendent Thomas was well on his way of meeting his 2008 campaign goal of “All schools scoring “C” or above on state accountability system”–just in time for the 2012 election.
| 2011 Grade | Elem | Middle | Total | |
| A | 17 | 4 | 22 | 52% |
| B | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14% |
| C | 8 | 4 | 12 | 29% |
| D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5% |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| I | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Grand Total | 33 | 9 | 42 |
What would his analysis look like today if he updated it? 35 percent are D’s.
| 2018 Grade | Elem | Middle | Total | |
| A | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18% |
| B | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15% |
| C | 9 | 3 | 12 | 30% |
| D | 11 | 3 | 14 | 35% |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| I | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Grand Total | 31 | 9 | 40 | |
| 2011 | 2018 | Â Drop | ||
| A’s | 52% | 18% | 34% | |
| A/B | 66% | 33% | 34% | |
| A/B/C | 95% | 63% | 33% |
It appears when the numbers go the other direction, Superintendent Thomas quits tracking them on his webpage. The state is taking over several of the D schools. Thomas will not meet his “all C schools” goal by 2020, unless the state can improve them.
