Areas+of+Strength

Through continual efforts in the school improvement process, Snoqualmie Middle School has many areas that are cause for celebration. “What do we want our students to learn, how will we know when each student has learned it, and how will we respond when a student experiences difficulty in learning” are questions that guide our school improvement efforts. We strive to understand the best practices in teaching to enhance learning for both students and staff, and our focus has brought about changes for the better in student achievement. At SMS, our students continue to scoring better than the state average on the core competencies in reading //(< 8th grd. critical thinking)//, writing, science, and math as measured by the WASL. __ Analysis __ 78.9% (+13%) __ Crit. T __ k. 78.1% (+9.5%) || Not Tested || __ Content __ 74.6% (+24.8%) __ Process __ 64.3% (+14.4%) || Not Tested || __ Analysis __ 63.8% (+9.9%) __ Crit. Tk __. 65.4%  (+5.5%) || __ COS __ 89.3% (+23.7%) __ Conv __. 93% (+10.9%) || __ Content __ 58.0% (+8.5%) __ Process __ 55.7% (+2.8%) || Not Tested || __ Analysis __ 64.4% (+.6%) __ Crit. Tk __. 55.6%  (-12.2%) || Not Tested || __ Content __ 59.6% (+9.3%) __ Process __ 50.6% (+1.6%) || __ Syst __. 64.4% (+13.8%)  __ Inq __. 61.1% (+8.9%)  __ App __. 63.3% (+13%) ||
 * A.  ** ** Summary **** of Snoqualmie Middle School’s Strengths/Celebrations **
 * __ Student Achievement Results __**
 * || **// Reading //** || **// Writing //**  || **// Math //**  || **// Science //**  ||
 * 6 || __ Comp. __ 79.7% (+15.4%)
 * 7 || __ Comp __ . 74.6% (+12.5%)
 * 8 || __ Comp __ . 65.6% (+3.5%)