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WHY SPRINGFIELD
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

Elementary Schools

Standardized Test Scores
Students in the 2nd through 8th grade are annually administered the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, a nationally normed standardized test. Using National School Norms, the average composite total was above the 86th percentile at every grade level

    Duke University Talent Identification Program
  1. Based on standardized scores, 53% of SCS 7th graders qualified to take the SAT or ACT college entrance exams
  2. 14 students scored above the national high school average on one or more sections of the ACT or SAT and received State Recognition
  3. Two students scored better than 90% of college bound juniors and seniors and qualified for Grand level or National Recognition.
    Excellence in Science
    Ozarks Science and Engineering Fair – Junior Division – Missouri State
  1. SCS students won eight of twelve First Place Division Awards
  2. SCS students won 43 of the 65 placement awards for first, second, third, and fourth place
  3. SCS students won 40 additional Special Awards

Science Olympiad
SCS team placed at regionals and advanced to the state competition

    Excellence in Mathematics
  1. Received individual and team division awards from Mathfax, a nationwide competition for students in grades 4-6
  2. Advanced to the state level of MathCounts with both team and individual qualifiers - MathCounts is a national competition geared for grades 6-8 and sponsored by NASA, 3M, Texas Instruments, and the National Society of Professional Engineers
  3. Placed several students in the top 8% of the Math Olympiad Program, a worldwide competition with 150,000 participants
  4. Advanced to the state level of the Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM) competition in Grades 7 & 8 with both team and individual qualifiers - A SCS team took 1st place in the regional competition, and SCS students received individual state honors for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th places.
  5. SCS teams won 1st place regional honors in grades 7 and 8 and advanced to the state level of the Missouri Mathematics League – With approximately 60 schools participating at each grade level 6-8, SCS teams placed 5th and 8th in the state. Two students placed in the top ten, scoring 3rd and 8th in the state.
  6. Won the team Grand Prize at the 1A/2A level of the College of the Ozarks Junior High Math League and ranked first of all participating schools regardless of size
    Excellence in Language Arts
  1. A SCS student won the City Utilities Clean Water Poster Contest
  2. A SCS student won the “Smoking is Not for Me” essay contest sponsored by the Greene County Medical Society Alliance and the Missouri State Medical Association Alliance
  3. Several students were published in the Anthology of Poetry
  4. Numerous students and classes won awards at the Southwest Missouri Language Arts Festival
  5. A SCS student placed 2nd in district competition of the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee

*data based on achievement in the 2006-07 school year