Department of Defense Education Activity
School Improvement

Continuous school improvement is an embedded behavior rooted in the school's culture that constantly focuses on the conditions, processes, and practices that improve teaching and learning. Schools use student performance results and analyze data from various interwoven components to develop plans and implement improvement actions to drive education quality and improved student outcomes.

DoD Schools Ranked Best in the United States on Nation's Report Card

DoD Schools Ranked Best in the United States on Nation's Report Card

Fourth and eighth-grade students attending Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools led the nation in scoring on the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Reading and Mathematics Assessments.
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Grafenwoehr Core Beliefs

  • We believe that all students can learn and are STARs.
  • We believe in providing a positive, safe, and inclusive environment for children to learn.
  • We believe every student has value and is accepted for who they are and what they can contribute.
  • We believe in teaching the whole child and are committed to giving each child what they need.
  • We believe in quality instruction and high expectations that challenge students’ potential to become productive, responsible, and compassionate members of society.

Grafenwoehr ES Vision

Excellence in Education for Every Student, Every Day, Everywhere!

Grafenwoehr ES Mission

Educate, Engage, and Empower each student to succeed in a dynamic world.

Grafenwoehr ES S.T.A.R. Students

Safety

Try my best

Act responsibly

Respect myself, others and the environment

DoDEA Accreditation

Accreditation is the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to an educational institution that maintains suitable standards). Educational accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated by an external agency to determine if applicable standards are met. If standards are met, accredited status is granted by the agency.

Cognia is the accreditation agency for all DoDEA schools and the world's largest education community. As the global leader in advancing education excellence through accreditation and school improvement, Cognia brings together more than 100 years of experience and the expertise of three United States-based accreditation agencies - the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA/CASI), Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC), and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS/CASI). Accreditation is pivotal to leveraging education quality and continuous improvement.

Detailed accreditation information is provided on the DoDEA HQ Accreditation Webpage.