Blackridge Elementary

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 About Blackridge Elementary

Blackridge Ravens EmblemBlackridge Elementary is located in the rapidly growing city of Herriman, and is home to over 1,000 students. Our Ravens are encouraged to SOAR by Seeking for success, Overcoming challenges, Achieving goals, and Reaching high. The Blackridge faculty is dedicated to helping students SOAR by giving them a well-rounded education, developing independent thinking, and fostering a love of learning in each student. Each week, teams of teachers participate in PLC meetings to discuss student growth, achievement, and share curriculum ideas, all while keeping the student in mind.

Blackridge is a Golden Gate Kids school, and students are engaged in building positive connections with others as they apply the articles of a pledge in their personal lives. Teachers integrate and reinforce prosocial behavior into every part of their curriculum, which helps the students become leaders in their classrooms, and in the community. In addition, the faculty at Blackridge has a STEM focus, and students participate in activities that are focused on science, technology, engineering, and math. Students often do coding on the computers, engineering projects, and hands-on science experiments, that help them make connections to STEM concepts in their everyday lives.

Student Achievement
RISE

RISE is a collection of computer-adaptive assessments given to Utah students beginning in grade 3 (science in grade 4) in English language arts (ELA), math and science. RISE assessments provide questions that assess students’ ability to apply higher-order thinking skills and better emulate real tasks students may encounter in education and in life.

RISE assessments were developed through a joint effort on the part of Utah teachers, parents, test development experts, and the Utah State Board of Education (USBE). The RISE assessment, together with the state’s suite of assessments in grades K-12, provide information to assist in determining students’ progress towards being prepared for college and careers upon completion of secondary school. Due to the school soft closure in March 2020, scores are not available for the 2019-20 school year.

Test Subject 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
Language Arts 60.9% N/A 55.4% 55.6% 46.0%
Mathematics 58.5% N/A 57.7% 55.0% 43.7%
Science 72.6% N/A 59.0% 55.3% 47.2%
School Accountability Report Cards

School Accountability Report Cards are issued for each public school once a year by the State of Utah. The 2017-18 school year marks the first report card under this new accountability system. Elementary and middle school report cards have four main grade categories: achievement, growth, English learner progress, and growth of the lowest 25%. High schools have one additional grade category entitled postsecondary readiness. For the 2017-18 school year, achievement and growth scores are calculated from the statewide end-of-year SAGE assessment. In future years, achievement and growth was calculated from the new Readiness. Improvement. Success. Empowerment. (RISE) assessment for grades 3-8 and the Utah Aspire Plus assessment for grades 9-10. The English learner progress category score is calculated from the annual administration of the WIDA test, which assesses students’ language proficiency in English. For high schools, the postsecondary readiness score is calculated from 11th grade performance on the ACT, advanced coursework performance, and graduation rates. The state’s School Accountability Report Cards are intended to inform educators, parents, and community stakeholders about school performance as they work collaboratively to improve student outcomes. Due to the school soft closure in March 2020, scores are not available for the 2019-20 and the 2020-21 school years.

Category 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
Achievement 36 N/A N/A 31 26
Growth 27 N/A N/A 34 37
ELL Progress 3 N/A N/A 3 6
Growth of the Lowest 25% 17 N/A N/A 17 16
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