Video: Webster County School District is Rated Grade “A” District

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WEBSTER COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) — Mississippi school districts have their grades, and many are staying on top of the academic ratings.

Webster County has an “A,” and they’ve kept the grade while overcoming what many would consider devastating losses.

Different schools have seen mother nature and fire try to destroy buildings.

However, those obstacles didn’t slow teachers or students from having some of the highest test scores in the state.

Students in the Webster County School District are doing back-flips over their grade “A” district.

Each year, the Mississippi Department of Education evaluates school districts on student test scores.

With 2,000 students in the district, Webster county schools have proved that hard work does pay off.

In the 2013-2014 school year, the district was one of 17 to receive an “A” rating because of how well its two thousand students scored.

“We have an exceptional student body, we have exceptional teachers and we have an exceptional community,” said Webster County Schools Superintendent Jack Treloar.

Webster County Schools also ranked seventh in the state in academic achievement.

Trealor says the secret to success is a simple formula.

“Our school district works really hard at teaching the curriculum, our teachers do a fantastic job. We’re constantly breaking down data and looking at that, we’re looking to see where the students are and trying to differentiate instruction to teach to them and to bring them to where their supposed to be,” Trealor said.

Webster County is familiar with overcoming adversity.

East Webster High School was destroyed on April  27, 2011.

Earlier this spring, Eupora High School caught on fire.

Treloar says the trials have made the schools, students and community stronger. The disasters also brought them together.

“When the going gets tough, the tough get going and that’s exactly what’s occurred. Our communities have fallen in, supported us, helped us move things around where we could have school. We’ve just done some really remarkable things, without that help. We’ve had students that have helped, teachers, everybody has pitched in Without that, we cant make it go,” Treloar said.

Administrators say they’ll keep the same plan to build for future success.

Trealor also says the “A” is a direct result of the hard work students and teachers put in each day in the classroom, and supportive guardians.

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