HSD Parents:
We want to make you aware that a paper copy of standardized test scores for students who were in Grades 3-8, 10 and 11* this past spring will be hand carried home today or tomorrow.
*Each spring, students in grades 3-8 and 10 take the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) and students in grades 5, 8, and 11 take the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS).
Due to technical difficulties, access to your child’s Spring 2025 SBA results in Skyward will be available soon. We will send a notification and link when the scores are available.
More about the Spring 2025 SBA
On September 10, our state’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) released 2025 SBA achievement data. The SBA is a valuable measure of academic progress for students and families, and an important tool that helps our educators best support the success of every Hockinson student.
How did Hockinson students do overall?
We’re pleased that, as in past years, our students ranked among the top scores in Clark County. Hockinson School District students outperformed state averages in 6 of the 7 grade levels tested in English Language Arts (ELA), 6 of the 7 grade levels tested in Math and all grade levels in Science.
While the HSD's achievement relative to other Washington schools dipped slightly this year, our district's performance remained close to the 90th Percentile:
Source: schooldigger.com
A Few Highlights
98.8% of HHES students participated in the SBA, which is exceptional. This means only 1.2% of HHES tests counted as zeroes. Thank you, families, for helping your student get ready for success on the SBA!
At 8th grade, 70% of HSD students met or exceeded standard in Math, 80% in ELA, and 66% in Science, which means this group of students surpassed state averages by 33.3% points in Math, 30.5% points in ELA, and 24% points in Science!
Our 10th grade students exceeded state averages by 21% points in Math and 22% points in ELA. HHS students exceeded the state standard in Science, which is tested in the 11th grade, by 12% points.
Areas of Growth and Our Commitment to Continuous Improvement
Our 2025 elementary results in Math and ELA were closer to state averages. We are committed to helping every student learn at high levels, and that starts with our youngest learners building strong foundational skills. We are strengthening our instructional practices and curricular materials in three key ways:
New K-5 ELA program focused on foundational handwriting, phonemic awareness, phonics, spelling, and comprehension skills using these resources:
Handwriting Without Tears
Heggerty
UFli Foundations
Words Their Way
New K-5 Math curriculum: Our new, curiosity-driven math curriculum teaches students to apply math skills in real-world contexts. This curriculum, along with ELA materials, were purchased with local EP&O levy funds.
Regular testing for student growth: HHES has created an assessment calendar to provide teachers with baseline learning levels and brief snapshots of student progress throughout the school year so they can tailor support to individual student needs.
SBA Resources for Families
Parents and families play a key part in this process, as you are your child’s first and longest teacher. To support you, we are attaching a guide that outlines what your child should learn and master in their current grade level.
You can find the following tools for use at home:
Key content your child should understand in literacy and math
Activities that you can do at home to support their learning
Vocabulary related to their content learning
Additional tools and resources that you can access
Looking Ahead and Climbing Upward Together
I wish I could convey to you how hard our students are working every day to learn and grow. The same holds true for our staff. School leaders, teachers and I will all be analyzing these assessment results in the weeks ahead to improve our service to your students. It is these insights that will help us to advancing Goal 1 of our Upward Together campaign:
"Aligned and effective teaching practices that promote a high level of student learning and achievement."
Finally, we understand that assessments are one part of our students' educational experience. As indicated by Goals 2 and 3:
"Safe, welcoming, and positive learning environments that support high academic and behavior expectations for all."
"Everyone working together to lift Hockinson's students and schools to new heights."
we are committed in the HSD to supporting the whole child through not only quality instruction, but through school safety, relationships, and positive school cultures. I am so appreciative that we aren’t alone in these commitments. On behalf of our School Board and entire HSD team, thank you for your partnership in helping our students reach their full potential.
Sincerely,
Steve Marshall, HSD Superintendent