Superintendent Arntzen Releases Public School Report Card Data

• Brian O'Leary
• April 04 2024

HELENA - Superintendent Arntzen has publicly released the federally mandated Report Card for accountability as required by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The state report card holds data from the previous 2022-2023 school year and will be displayed in an accessible digital report card. There is an individual report card for each of Montana’s 822 schools plus a report card for our 401 school districts.

“This federally mandated report card is a yearly snapshot of student success and the use of taxpayer dollars in our schools,” said Superintendent Elsie Arntzen. “This is a tool reflecting  transparency and local accountability for parents and community members. I encourage schools and districts to review their data and plan for next year’s success.”

Each report card shows data on:

• student achievement scores in math, reading, and science

• student enrollment is based on the percentage of students with at least 95% attendance for the entire school year, which means a student missed 10 or fewer days

• per-pupil expenditure at local/state, and federal levels, which includes the federal COVID, Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ESSER), funds

• licensed k-12 staff and paraprofessionals

• percentage of students who graduated high school in four years

• career and college readiness

The federal requirement for school accountability is designated on the Report Card as Comprehensive, Targeted, or Universal. The accountability system uses multiple measures of school success, including academic outcomes, student progress, and school quality, while emphasizing that all students deserve a high-quality and well-rounded education that will prepare them for success. Comprehensive and Targeted school leaders receive support from OPI staff to improve both operational and instructional components of the school and district.

The accountability designation comparison between 2022 and 2023 for Montana’s 822 schools is:

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