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KINGSPORT, TENN. – For the eighth consecutive year, Kingsport City Schools (KCS) has achieved the top composite score of 5 in Tennessee Value Added Assessment System (TVAAS) based on data released by the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE). For the 2023-24 school year, Kingsport City Schools scored a Level 5 in the areas of system-wide numeracy, system-wide science, system-wide social studies, system-wide literacy and numeracy, and the overall system-wide composite score.
John Adams Elementary, Thomas Jefferson Elementary, Andrew Johnson Elementary, John F. Kennedy Elementary, Abraham Lincoln Elementary, John Sevier Middle School, and Dobyns-Bennett High School also received a top composite score of 5.
"On behalf of our Board of Education and our entire school district, I am thrilled to celebrate and congratulate our teachers and students for their incredible effort that led to our district earning Level 5 growth status!" said KCS Superintendent Dr. Chris Hampton. "Thanks to their work and commitment, KCS increased our Level 5 schools from four (last year) to seven (this year) — our highest number ever in a single year! Even more exciting, for the first time since growth scores were implemented, none of our schools had a school-wide growth score below a three. I couldn’t be more proud of the focused work and progress happening across all our schools."
"On behalf of our Board of Education and our entire school district, I am thrilled to celebrate and congratulate our teachers and students for their incredible effort that led to our district earning Level 5 growth status!" said KCS Superintendent Dr. Chris Hampton. "Thanks to their work and commitment, KCS increased our Level 5 schools from four (last year) to seven (this year) — our highest number ever in a single year! Even more exciting, for the first time since growth scores were implemented, none of our schools had a school-wide growth score below a three. I couldn’t be more proud of the focused work and progress happening across all our schools."
"We are so incredibly proud of the tireless work, dedication, and efforts demonstrated by our students and teachers across the district, said Michael Hubbard, KCS Director of Performance Excellence. "This has resulted in growth calculations that reflect, with significant evidence, that our students are exceeding the growth standards."
TVAAS measures student growth year over year, regardless of whether the student is proficient on the state assessment. In calculating a TVAAS score, a student’s performance is compared relative to the performance of his or her peers who have performed similarly on past assessments. A Level 5 TVAAS score is “most effective,” according to the TDOE which means there is “significant evidence that the district’s students made more growth than expected.”
Kingsport City Schools (KCS) is a public school district located in Kingsport, Tenn., serving students in Sullivan and Hawkins county. The district is comprised of 13 schools, including a Pre-K, eight elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school, a high school program of choice, and an alternative learning program; with a total enrollment of over 7,400 students.
KCS has been ranked the "#1 Best Place to Teach in Tennessee" by the 2023 NICHE Best Schools Ranking and the City of Kingsport has been voted as the "Nicest Places in America" in the October 2022 Reader's Digest.
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