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AWARD No. 
S425A200004 
S425A210004 
S425X210004 
 
AWARD $ 
$           19,992,337.00 
$           53,234,881.00 
$        138,158,430.00 
 
PROJECT # 
H0241 
H1241 
H1242 
 
Allocation 
 
State 
$             1,999,233.70 
$             5,323,488.10 
$          13,815,843.00 
 
STTJ District 
$             9,372,707.45 
$           25,187,097.09 
$          65,367,100.02 
 
STX District 
$             8,620,395.85 
$           22,724,295.81 
$          58,975,486.98 
 
Expenditures 
 
FY 2021 
$           13,423,786.35 
$                691,137.28 
$                              - 
 
FY 2022 
$             3,611,552.08 
$           15,309,991.60 
$            1,039,673.30 
 
FY 2023 
$             2,201,525.75 
$           18,653,691.46 
$          18,797,167.01 
 
FY 2024 
$                               - 
$           12,808,509.28 
$          31,482,498.71 
 
FY 2025 
$                               - 
$                273,289.65 
$          21,662,872.91 
*FY 2025 amounts 
are as of 1/22/2025* 
 
TOTAL DRAWS 
$           19,236,864.18 
$           47,736,619.27 
$          72,982,211.93 
 
Percent Liquidated 
96.22% 
89.67% 
52.83% 
 
Remaining Unused funds 
$                755,472.82 
$             5,498,261.73 
$          65,176,218.07 
*Liquidation 
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3/28/2026* 


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Diagnostic Results
School
All Schools
Subject
Reading
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Diagnostic
Window 2
Prior Diagnostic
Window 1
Criterion Referenced
Overall Placement
Students Assessed/Total: 3,041/5,010
Mid or Above Grade
Level
286 Students
(From 148 Students)
Early On Grade Level
374 Students
(From 227 Students)
One Grade Level Below
1,078 Students
(From 1,066
Students)
Two Grade Levels
Below
519 Students
(From 709 Students)
Three or More Grade
Levels Below
784 Students
(From 891 Students)
Switch Table View
Choose to Show Results By
Phonological Awareness (PA)
Phonics (PH)
High-Frequency Words (HFW)
Vocabulary (VOC)
Comprehension: Overall (COMP)
Literature (LIT)
Informational Text (INFO)
Not assessed (due to grade or domain exempted)
Placement by Domain
Placement Summary
School
Showing 11 of 11
School
Overall Grade-Level Placement
Students
Assessed/Total
Alfredo Andrews
Elementary School
Window 2
Window 1
6%
3%
11%
6%
40%
39%
21%
30%
23%
22%
435/474
26%
17%
35%
12%
9%
29%
23%
35%
7%
5%
40
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Diagnostic Results
School
All Schools
Subject
Reading
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Diagnostic
Window 2
Prior Diagnostic
Window 1
School
Overall Grade-Level Placement
Students
Assessed/Total
Claude O. Markoe
Elementary School
Window 2
Window 1
6%
2%
8%
4%
42%
38%
21%
28%
23%
27%
395/431
Eulalie Rivera K-8
Window 2
Window 1
6%
3%
12%
8%
36%
35%
18%
24%
28%
31%
585/615
John H. Woodson Jr.
High School
Window 2
Window 1
17%
11%
8%
10%
12%
13%
8%
6%
55%
61%
265/435
Juanita Gardine K-8
Window 2
Window 1
9%
4%
14%
7%
35%
33%
15%
22%
27%
34%
273/290
Lew Muckle
Window 2
Window 1
10%
5%
14%
6%
44%
43%
21%
30%
12%
16%
307/352
Pearl B. Larsen K-8
Window 2
Window 1
10%
6%
12%
6%
35%
36%
16%
22%
26%
30%
393/431
Positive Connections
Window 2
Window 1
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
100%
1/11
Ricardo Richards
Elementary School
Window 2
Window 1
16%
8%
21%
14%
35%
39%
13%
20%
15%
20%
397/405
41
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Diagnostic Results
School
All Schools
Subject
Reading
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Diagnostic
Window 2
Prior Diagnostic
Window 1
School
Overall Grade-Level Placement
Students
Assessed/Total
St. Croix Central High
School
Window 2
Window 1
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
13%
100%
88%
8/678
St. Croix Educational
Complex
Window 2
Window 1
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
100%
1/916
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Diagnostic Results
School
All Schools
Subject
Math
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Diagnostic
Window 2
Prior Diagnostic
Window 1
Criterion Referenced
Overall Placement
Students Assessed/Total: 2,899/5,010
Mid or Above Grade
Level
108 Students
(From 27 Students)
Early On Grade Level
178 Students
(From 80 Students)
One Grade Level Below
1,227 Students
(From 1,044
Students)
Two Grade Levels
Below
620 Students
(From 802 Students)
Three or More Grade
Levels Below
766 Students
(From 946 Students)
Switch Table View
Choose to Show Results By
Number and Operations (NO)
Algebra and Algebraic Thinking (ALG)
Measurement and Data (MS)
Geometry (GEO)
Placement by Domain
Placement Summary
School
Showing 11 of 11
School
Overall Grade-Level Placement
Students
Assessed/Total
Alfredo Andrews
Elementary School
Window 2
Window 1
2%
1%
4%
2%
43%
33%
27%
36%
24%
28%
432/474
Claude O. Markoe
Elementary School
Window 2
Window 1
2%
0%
4%
2%
48%
36%
25%
32%
21%
29%
394/431
26%
21%
42%
6%
4%
33%
28%
36%
3%
1%
44
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Diagnostic Results
School
All Schools
Subject
Math
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Diagnostic
Window 2
Prior Diagnostic
Window 1
School
Overall Grade-Level Placement
Students
Assessed/Total
Eulalie Rivera K-8
Window 2
Window 1
3%
1%
5%
2%
40%
34%
19%
24%
33%
39%
590/615
John H. Woodson Jr.
High School
Window 2
Window 1
9%
3%
2%
5%
11%
19%
8%
10%
70%
64%
151/435
Juanita Gardine K-8
Window 2
Window 1
2%
0%
8%
0%
47%
42%
14%
23%
29%
34%
271/290
Lew Muckle
Window 2
Window 1
2%
1%
6%
1%
52%
43%
27%
32%
14%
23%
294/352
Pearl B. Larsen K-8
Window 2
Window 1
4%
1%
8%
4%
40%
32%
22%
28%
27%
35%
382/431
Positive Connections
Window 2
Window 1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0/11
Ricardo Richards
Elementary School
Window 2
Window 1
9%
1%
11%
7%
47%
45%
19%
26%
13%
21%
396/405
St. Croix Central High
School
Window 2
Window 1
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
100%
7/678
45
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Diagnostic Results
School
All Schools
Subject
Math
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Diagnostic
Window 2
Prior Diagnostic
Window 1
School
Overall Grade-Level Placement
Students
Assessed/Total
St. Croix Educational
Complex
Window 2
Window 1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0/916
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Diagnostic Results
School
All Schools
Subject
Reading
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Diagnostic
Window 2
Prior Diagnostic
Window 1
Criterion Referenced
Overall Placement
Students Assessed/Total: 3,041/5,215
Mid or Above Grade
Level
267 Students
(From 142 Students)
Early On Grade Level
405 Students
(From 246 Students)
One Grade Level Below
1,134 Students
(From 1,077
Students)
Two Grade Levels
Below
502 Students
(From 660 Students)
Three or More Grade
Levels Below
733 Students
(From 916 Students)
Switch Table View
Choose to Show Results By
Phonological Awareness (PA)
Phonics (PH)
High-Frequency Words (HFW)
Vocabulary (VOC)
Comprehension: Overall (COMP)
Literature (LIT)
Informational Text (INFO)
Not assessed (due to grade or domain exempted)
Placement by Domain
Placement Summary
School
Showing 11 of 11
School
Overall Grade-Level Placement
Students
Assessed/Total
Bertha C. Boschulte
Middle School
Window 2
Window 1
9%
7%
9%
9%
17%
19%
13%
11%
53%
54%
329/594
24%
17%
37%
13%
9%
30%
22%
35%
8%
5%
48
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Diagnostic Results
School
All Schools
Subject
Reading
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Diagnostic
Window 2
Prior Diagnostic
Window 1
School
Overall Grade-Level Placement
Students
Assessed/Total
Charlotte Amalie High
School
Window 2
Window 1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0/1,019
Edith Williams
Alternative Academy
Window 2
Window 1
9%
0%
5%
5%
0%
9%
14%
0%
73%
86%
22/31
Ivanna Eudora Kean
High School
Window 2
Window 1
11%
4%
15%
8%
14%
13%
3%
6%
56%
69%
118/725
Jane E. Tuitt
Elementary School
Window 2
Window 1
6%
3%
17%
6%
47%
47%
18%
25%
11%
19%
172/177
Joseph Gomez
Elementary School
Window 2
Window 1
7%
1%
11%
5%
51%
46%
19%
30%
11%
18%
448/480
Joseph Sibilly
Elementary
Window 2
Window 1
21%
10%
22%
18%
48%
56%
8%
13%
2%
4%
200/209
Julius Sprauve School
Window 2
Window 1
6%
4%
9%
4%
41%
32%
13%
27%
30%
33%
215/226
Lockhart Elementary
School
Window 2
Window 1
10%
7%
13%
9%
32%
28%
17%
19%
28%
37%
800/908
49
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Diagnostic Results
School
All Schools
Subject
Reading
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Diagnostic
Window 2
Prior Diagnostic
Window 1
School
Overall Grade-Level Placement
Students
Assessed/Total
Ulla F. Muller
Elementary School
Window 2
Window 1
8%
2%
17%
8%
41%
41%
20%
30%
14%
19%
369/429
Yvonne E. Milliner-
Bowsky Elementary
School
Window 2
Window 1
5%
3%
13%
7%
43%
43%
22%
26%
17%
21%
368/420
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Diagnostic Results
School
All Schools
Subject
Math
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Diagnostic
Window 2
Prior Diagnostic
Window 1
Criterion Referenced
Overall Placement
Students Assessed/Total: 3,006/5,208
Mid or Above Grade
Level
140 Students
(From 31 Students)
Early On Grade Level
257 Students
(From 90 Students)
One Grade Level Below
1,351 Students
(From 1,127
Students)
Two Grade Levels
Below
542 Students
(From 782 Students)
Three or More Grade
Levels Below
716 Students
(From 976 Students)
Switch Table View
Choose to Show Results By
Number and Operations (NO)
Algebra and Algebraic Thinking (ALG)
Measurement and Data (MS)
Geometry (GEO)
Placement by Domain
Placement Summary
School
Showing 11 of 11
School
Overall Grade-Level Placement
Students
Assessed/Total
Bertha C. Boschulte
Middle School
Window 2
Window 1
4%
1%
5%
5%
16%
16%
13%
15%
61%
62%
334/594
Charlotte Amalie High
School
Window 2
Window 1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0/1,013
24%
18%
45%
9%
5%
32%
26%
37%
3%
1%
52
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Diagnostic Results
School
All Schools
Subject
Math
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Diagnostic
Window 2
Prior Diagnostic
Window 1
School
Overall Grade-Level Placement
Students
Assessed/Total
Edith Williams
Alternative Academy
Window 2
Window 1
14%
0%
10%
5%
10%
5%
0%
5%
67%
86%
21/31
Ivanna Eudora Kean
High School
Window 2
Window 1
19%
5%
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2%
6%
5%
4%
51%
77%
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Jane E. Tuitt
Elementary School
Window 2
Window 1
2%
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7%
0%
62%
49%
18%
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11%
15%
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Joseph Gomez
Elementary School
Window 2
Window 1
3%
0%
8%
1%
59%
49%
20%
32%
10%
18%
445/480
Joseph Sibilly
Elementary
Window 2
Window 1
12%
3%
17%
5%
63%
69%
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Julius Sprauve School
Window 2
Window 1
2%
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Lockhart Elementary
School
Window 2
Window 1
5%
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Ulla F. Muller
Elementary School
Window 2
Window 1
4%
1%
9%
2%
52%
41%
23%
31%
13%
24%
350/429
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School
All Schools
Subject
Math
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Diagnostic
Window 2
Prior Diagnostic
Window 1
School
Overall Grade-Level Placement
Students
Assessed/Total
Yvonne E. Milliner-
Bowsky Elementary
School
Window 2
Window 1
2%
0%
7%
2%
53%
41%
24%
33%
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