Grapeland students are proficient

From Etiwanda School District: 

Jeff Sipos, principal of Grapeland Elementary School, presented Success for Everyone: Closing the Achievement Gap at Grapeland Elementary School, at the Jan. 14 meeting of the Etiwanda School District Board of Trustees.  

Sipos shared student achievement data and showed the gains the school has made over the last five years in reducing the achievement gap. 

Sipos announced Grapeland students are 92 percent proficient on the California Content Standards Test in mathematics, and 80 percent are proficient on the in English-language arts. 

Grapeland's head teacher, Pam Aurangzeb shared the school's academic enrichment and intervention programs which have been instrumental in increasing achievement rates and reducing the achievement gap among student groups.