TECUMSEH — Herrick Park Intermediate Learning Center in Tecumseh was recently designated a “Reward School” for the 2022-2023 school year by the Michigan Department of Education.
Herrick Park is the only elementary-level school in Lenawee County to achieve that designation for 2022-23. Third- and fourth-graders attend the school.
The top 5% of schools in the state are classified by the Department of Education as Reward Schools. The schools are ranked using achievement, improvement and achievement gaps in standardized scores, according to a news release from Tecumseh Public Schools.
Herrick Park students surpassed the state English language arts (ELA) and math targets on the 2022-23 school year M-Step assessment. The state set a target of 56.31% for ELA and 43.94% for math, the release said. Herrick Park students exceeded those targets, achieving 63.92% in ELA and 51.27% in math.
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