Points of Pride
BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL IS NAMED A FOUR STAR SCHOOL! OF THE 1,811 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN INDIANA ELIGIBLE FOR THIS AWARD, ONLY 177 MET THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE CALLED FOUR STAR SCHOOLS. TO EARN THE DISTINCTION, A SCHOOL MUST BE ACCREDITED BY THE INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, MEET ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS, AND PERFORM IN THE TOP 25 PERCENT OF ALL THE SCHOOLS IN THE STATE IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR AREAS: STUDENT ATTENDANCE RATES, MATHEMATICS PROFICIENCY SCORES, ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS PROFICIENCY SCORES, AND THE PERCENT OF STUDENTS PASSING BOTH ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATHEMATICS.
