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SCSD Reports Great Results on the State Kindergarten Readiness Assessment
Superintendent Glenn Harris is proud to announce the results of the State Kindergarten Readiness Assessment. The Simpson County School District kindergarten students performed well above the state average. The average scale score for the state is 680. SCSD has an average scale score of 687. The
State Department also reported the scale score gains from the beginning of school until the spring assessment. The average scale score growth by all of the districts in the state is 179 points. SCSD had an average growth gain of 207 points. This reflects a growth gain that was better than 83% of the districts in the state. Our district had a growth gain that was higher than the surrounding districts, including Rankin County. The growth gains of those districts are: Copiah-175 points, Covington-170 points, Hazlehurst-158, Hinds-170, Jackson-160, Jeff Davis-172, Lawrence-187, Rankin-151, Scott-158, and Smith-190.
Simpson has a scale score average of 725, which reflects a growth of 236 points. Mendenhall Elementary has a scale score average of 696, which reflects a growth of 203 points. 
Magee Elementary has a scale score of 666, which reflects a growth of 196 points.
Superintendent Harris states, “Our kindergarten teachers are to be highly commended for their extraordinary efforts this school year. This demonstrates that 
although our students came to us below the state average, the teachers were able to grow their students much more than most districts in the state. These talented and caring teachers focused on the appropriate instruction for each and every student. They have certainly made a difference in the lives of our students. I want to thank the administrators, teachers, support staff, parents, and community members for working together to make this happen. I hope that everyone will join me in celebrating the success of our students.”
