The Mission Metrics Problem — How Should Adventist Schools Measure Success?

Executive summary

What does success look like for an Adventist school? If the answer is academic test scores, then standardised assessments like MAP Growth already provide measurement tools. If the answer is church retention, then the Valuegenesis studies have tracked this for decades. But if the answer is the "harmonious development of the physical, the mental, and the spiritual powers" — the stated mission of Adventist education — then the church faces a profound measurement gap.