Vashon School District Makes Top 10

Vashon Island School District was listed in Puget Sound Business Journal’s Puget Sound Region Top 10 Neighborhoods based on school performance (September 5, 2014 issue).

Each year, The State Board of Education releases its school achievement index. The index looks at student test scores, graduation rates and other factors to determine how schools across the state are doing and identify schools that may be struggling. Puget Sound Business Journal took a look at each school, identified the neighborhood that each school is in and looked at the performance of other schools in that same district, coming up with the top ten region neighborhoods ranked by school performance.

 Vashon placed eighth on the list citing Vashon High School’s State Achievement Index score of 8.833 out of a possible 10, beating out Mercer Island at 9th place. “This award reflects a value for high quality education held by our community,” said Vashon Island School District Superintendent Michael Soltman. “This achievement really belongs to all of us--students, parents, teachers and generous supporters. We strive to get better and better and it’s gratifying to be recognized within a competitive pool of contenders.”

South Bainbridge Island was first on the list singling out that region’s Captain Johnston Blakely Elementary School that earned State Achievement Index score of 9.278.