Last year Haines School students scored well above the state average in English and math in a new standardized exam, but school board members said the district’s results this year are “mediocre” and “concerning.”
In April grades three through 10 took a test called “Performance Evaluation for Alaska’s Schools,” or PEAKS, for the first time. Haines performed second best of every school district in the state behind Skagway. The exams are based on more stringent…