The Wright City R-II School District celebrated continued progress with the release of the state’s latest annual percentage rate report.The past four straight years, R-II either has maintained or improved its overall rating across the five standards evaluated. The district scored a 96.4 percent for the 2015-16 school year, up from the 96.1 percent it received the past two years.“Our students and staff should be very proud of what they’ve been able to accomplish of the past four years,” said Superintendent Dr. David Buck. “We’ve shown a commitment to growth and that has been reflected in these scores.”The state generates a possible score for each standard judged and formulates an overall score based upon the average.R-II received 100 percent of the possible points in both Standard No. 3, College and Career Readiness, and Standard No. 5, Graduation Rate.“There are many purposes of school, but we feel like one of the most important is helping our students grow into successful adults,” said Buck. “The best way to do that is through developing college and career readiness.”The superintendent said the district has been very proactive in that area, following the three-step model of focusing on more rigorous instruction and assessment, increasing student engagement and reacting to data.“If we see there is a particular need indicated by the data, we’re going to try giving that support,” said Buck. “That could be on both a very small or a much grander scale.”He mentioned that one of those efforts was the edition of a behavioral specialist to the staff.As for academic achievement, R-II scored 55 out of the possible 56 points in the overall category of Standard No. 1. There is a second standard that rates achievement by subgroup as well. R-II earned 12.5 of a possible 14 points in this category.The most concerning area for the district was Standard No. 4, Attendance, in which Wright City earned only a 75 percent or 7.5 out of a possible 10 points.“While we’ve improved, every county around us has higher attendance than Warren County,” noted Buck. “We have programs that check in with students who miss a certain amount of days. We are also working to make classroom settings more enticing for students, so they get excited about coming to school.”Wright City R-II School District