The surge of young people is temporary, though, and state officials say they expect the rate of student growth to decline over the next 10 years.

What these tests tell us about student growth, teacher proficiency or administrative accountability is open to debate.

The 1930s saw continued student growth; the enrollment was 229 by 1941, necessitating more facilities.

A wing was added in 1956 to accommodate student growth and additional construction was done in 1961.

Because the focus is on individual students rather than whole class structures, teachers often offer choices and adaptations within lessons, which empowers student growth.

The test measures student growth in mathematics, reading and writing.

They don't always accurately measure individual student growth.

In 2013, a Secondary campus will open to accommodate student growth and improve facilities for older students.

The school has a staff of over fifty professional educators whose stated values are education, student achievement, and student growth.

A before-and-after test would work very nicely to assess student growth as well as teaching performance.