District presenters reported a 2025 federal four‑year on‑time graduation rate of 88.7%, highlighted gains among students with disabilities and free/reduced students, and flagged a decline of English‑language‑learner graduation rates prompting additional study and targeted supports.

Metro Nashville Public Schools presented assessment results showing double-digit percentage-point gains in several subjects since 2021, while noting 2026 science results are not yet available and staff continue to study cohort effects from the pandemic.

Superintendent staff presented 2026 MCAP results to the board, noting top state growth in 5th-grade ELA and gains in Math; the district will transition to the state's new mSTAR assessment for grades 3–8 next year and continue cohort tracking to understand proficiency trends.

A demographer presented cohort projections showing in‑person enrollment fell modestly over seven years and is likely to decline further, driven largely by lower births and a concentration of net inflow at the 4K→K transition; local housing was not included in the model and could change results.

At a Cleveland Municipal School District work session, academics staff reported sizable year‑over‑year gains in several math measures but flagged a specific fifth‑grade cohort with a sharp drop that puts the district off track for its 2030 Algebra 1 goal.

District leaders reported year-over-year gains on internal i-Ready diagnostics and strong high-school SBAC results (ELA 81%, math 57%), but said discrepancies between i-Ready and SBAC scores will require cohort analysis and further review.

A district presentation showed a post-2020 enrollment surge followed by recent declines; staff said cohort progression and increasing local births mean elementary enrollment should creep back up through 2030 but middle-school declines persist in the near term.

Assistant Superintendent Lauren Stallings and assessment lead Ms. Scollins presented district assessment results, noting New York State had not yet certified official school report cards. Staff highlighted cohort tracking, the algebra 1 course restructure (algebra 1a/1b), MTSS work, and plans for a midyear review in January. Board members pressed, 

District officials presented Future Ready Index and PBAS (value-added) data showing strong overall growth and building scores, but board members pressed for explanations and a plan after eighth-grade math scored in the 'well below' growth category for a second consecutive year.