DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Education has released its yearly Iowa School Performance Profiles, a report ranking all schools in Iowa, and 12 of Des Moines Independent Community School District’s schools were in the bottom 5% of schools in the state.
Dr. Ian Roberts, the DMPS Superintendent, said that the report will help the district provide targeted support to the schools that need improvement.
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“We saw the 12 schools and we looked at two years where we have to grow and improve, it just inspires our next steps around how do we make sure that we’re providing sort of targeted and differentiated supports to each of those schools,” Dr. Roberts said.
Des Moines had multiple schools improve their ranking this year, with three rising out of the bottom 5%. Dr. Roberts said that having schools improve is a good sign.
“We are excited to celebrate the fact that we have 15 schools. Right. Who had their own designation change because of the outstanding work happening in schools,” Dr. Roberts said.