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Two Williamsville schools earn Bright Star awards
Sherman Elementary School and Williamsville High School have been honored with the Bright Star Award of Excellence, as chosen by
SchoolSearch.
There were 79 districts statewide, out of 868, so honored.
The award criteria are based on districts whose students’ academic performance ranks in the upper one third of Illinois school districts,
but whose expenditure per pupil ranks in the lower one-fourth of Illinois districts based on the following criteria:
Elementary Criteria:
--The Average percentage of the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade ISAT meets or exceeds percentage of reading and math.
The criterion for this factor is at or above 88.54 percent. The Illinois State District range for this overall average ISAT percentage is 53.73 to
98.96. The Illinois State average is 81.11.
--The average operating expenditure per pupil: The criterion for this factor is at or below $8374. The Illinois State range for operating
expenditure per pupil is $5922 to $26,660 and the Illinois State average operating expenditure per pupil is $11,197.
Secondary Criteria:
--The ACT Composite Score of All Students Tested: The criterion for this factor is at or above 20.8. The Illinois State District range for the
ACT is 14.6-27.2 (range 1-36). The Illinois State average ACT score is 20.5 and the U.S. average ACT score is 21.
--The Average Operating Expenditure Per Pupil: The criterion for this factor is at or below $8505. The Illinois State range for operating
expenditure per pupil is $5922 to $26,660 and the Illinois State average operating expenditure per pupil is $11,197.
Superintendent Dave Root is understandably proud of the accomplishment.
“We are extremely fortunate to work with such dedicated and highly motivated students,” said Root. “Despite the funding issues seen
throughout our state, we continually work to provide an extremely strong educational environment for our students with outstanding teachers
and educational resources.
“Our student success is a direct result of the support of our parents and the value our community places on the importance of education,”
he added. “Excellence is a tradition in our district that has become the norm, consequently I am extremely proud of our continual student
successes.”.
Sherman Elementary School and Williamsville High School have been honored with the Bright Star Award of Excellence, as chosen by
SchoolSearch.
There were 79 districts statewide, out of 868, so honored.
The award criteria are based on districts whose students’ academic performance ranks in the upper one third of Illinois school districts,
but whose expenditure per pupil ranks in the lower one-fourth of Illinois districts based on the following criteria:
Elementary Criteria:
--The Average percentage of the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade ISAT meets or exceeds percentage of reading and math.
The criterion for this factor is at or above 88.54 percent. The Illinois State District range for this overall average ISAT percentage is 53.73 to
98.96. The Illinois State average is 81.11.
--The average operating expenditure per pupil: The criterion for this factor is at or below $8374. The Illinois State range for operating
expenditure per pupil is $5922 to $26,660 and the Illinois State average operating expenditure per pupil is $11,197.
Secondary Criteria:
--The ACT Composite Score of All Students Tested: The criterion for this factor is at or above 20.8. The Illinois State District range for the
ACT is 14.6-27.2 (range 1-36). The Illinois State average ACT score is 20.5 and the U.S. average ACT score is 21.
--The Average Operating Expenditure Per Pupil: The criterion for this factor is at or below $8505. The Illinois State range for operating
expenditure per pupil is $5922 to $26,660 and the Illinois State average operating expenditure per pupil is $11,197.
Superintendent Dave Root is understandably proud of the accomplishment.
“We are extremely fortunate to work with such dedicated and highly motivated students,” said Root. “Despite the funding issues seen
throughout our state, we continually work to provide an extremely strong educational environment for our students with outstanding teachers
and educational resources.
“Our student success is a direct result of the support of our parents and the value our community places on the importance of education,”
he added. “Excellence is a tradition in our district that has become the norm, consequently I am extremely proud of our continual student
successes.”.
Issue Date: Oct. 6, 2011
