Two Summit School District elementary schools were recognized for their efforts to improve academic performance and community engagement on Thursday, Sept. 21, during a Summit Board of Education meeting . Preliminary school performance framework data.
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David and Abasai Guzman give their mother a hug before the first day of school at Silverthorne Elementary on Thursday, Aug. 27.
The majority of Silverthorne Elementary students are at least two grade levels behind in reading performance, according to Summit School District testing data.
At a meeting on Dec. 17, the district’s school board unanimously approved Silverthorne Elementary’s Unified Improvement Plan, which aims to address low reading levels among students. According to iReady testing scores used to inform the plan, 64% of students at the school are two or more years behind in reading.
When broken down by grade level, the scores show that older students are the furthest behind in reading. According to the school’s unified improvement plan,