ASHLAND — The Ashland City School District received one of the highest scores in the county on its Ohio Department of Education school report card.
The report card, released yesterday, gave the district a “B,” and recognized the district’s most significant success in the Progress component of the report, which shows how its students have improved upon their past performances throughout the school year.
“We saw value added in the growth of our students. That is something we’re very pleased with because it really does show you the work that happens every day in the classroom,” said Ashland City School Superintendent Doug Marrah. “It’s the how do our kids do (progress) from day 1 of school to day 180.”
The district was given an “A” in the Progress section and for every category of students highlighted within the Progress component — gifted, students with disabilities and the lowest 20 percent in achievement.
The district also received high marks for three other categories: Graduation Rate, Gap Closing and Improving At-Risk K-3 Readers. The Ohio Department of Education gave these all “B” grades.
In the Achievement portion of the report, the district received a “C.” This component represents whether or not student performance on state tests met established thresholds.
The district’s lowest grade was in the Prepared for Success category, which considers the workforce training or college preparation options available to students.
“It’s a tough one because of how they’ve chosen to set it up,” Marrah said. “Our kids are graduating and getting jobs… but we’re yet to see flexibility with these credentials.”
The Hillsdale Local School District also received primarily positive feedback on its report card. The Ohio Department of Education gave Hillsdale a “B” for the district.
“We’re pleased with the results,” said Hillsdale superintendent Steve Dickerson. “We’ve been able to make improvements, and it shows.”
He explained that the district had made and implemented a strategic plan to better the district. The results, he believes, are expecially prevelant in the Progress component of the report card.
Like Ashland, Hillsdale received an “A” for Progress. The district also received an A for its graduation rate.
Further, Hillsdale was recognized with a “B” in Gap Closing — a component that measures how the district is meeting performance expectations with vulnerable students, and received a “C” in the Achievement and Improving At Risk K-3 Readers components.
Similarly to Ashland, Hillsdale’s lowest grade was in the Prepared for Success category. The Ohio Department of Education gave the Hillsdale Local School District a “D.”
Other Ashland area schools received either “C” or “D” on their report cards:
Black River Local School District receives “C” from the Ohio Department of Education.
The Black River Local School District earned a “C” on its school report card, receiving its best score in the Gap Closing Category.
The district received an “A” for Gap Closing, which shows the district is meeting performance expectations for its most vulnerable students in English language arts, math, graduation and English language proficiency.
A “B” was awarded for the district’s graduation rates, and a “C” was given in both the Achievement and Improving At-Risk K-3 Readers categories.
The lowest scores – “D” grades – were given in the Progress and Prepared for Success Categories.
Crestview Local School District gets a “C” on its report card.
Crestview Local School District received a “C” on its Ohio Department of Education school report card with its most impressive scores in Graduation Rate and Progress.
The district received an “A” for its graduation rates of 95.6 to 95.8 percent and for its progress with students based on their previous performances. The report card noted more specifically an “A” for progress with students with disabilities and “B” grades for growth with gifted students and those in the lowest 20 percent of achievement.
The district received a “B” in Gap Closing, a “C” in Achievement and a “D” in both Improving At-Risk K-3 Readers and Prepared for Success categories.
Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village School District receives a “D.”
The Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village District received one of the lowest grades in Ashland County. The district received a “D” on its report card.
While the district was rewarded with a “B” for its graduation rates of 92.9 to 93.8 percent, it received either a “D” or “F” in the remaining five categories.
The “F” was given for Improving At-Risk K-3 Readers. The “D” grades were given in Achievement, Progress, Gap Closing and Prepared for Success.
In the Progress category, the report card noted an “F” in progress for the lowest 20 percent of students in achievement and a “D” for gifted students and those with disabilities.
Mapleton Local School District receives a “D.”
Like in Loudonville-Perrysville, the Mapleton Local School District received a “D’ on its report card.
The district was given a “D” in four of the six components scored by the Ohio Department of Education — Achievement, Progress, Gap Closing and Improving At-Risk K-3 Readers.
Mapleton received an A for its graduation rates of 97.4 to 100 percent, but a failing grade in the Prepared for Success category.
New London Local School District scores “C” on annual report card.
The New London Local School District earned a “C” on its Ohio Department of Education school report card.
The school district was most highly commended in for the following components: Progress, Closing the Gap and Graduation Rates. All three categories were awarded “B” grades.
However, the district an “F” in the Prepared for Success category, which considers how well prepared Ohio’s students are for future opportunities.
The district received a “D” in the other two categories, Achievement and Improving At-Risk K-3 Readers.
Northwestern Local School District gets “D” grade.
The Ohio Department of Education gave the Northwestern Local School District a “D” on its recently released report card.
The district’s score included failing grades in two of the components — Improving At-Risk K-3 Readers and Gap Closing.
A “D” was given for the Prepared for Success, Achievement and Progress components, but the school’s graduation rates were recognized with an “A.”
To see grades for individual schools or to see data for other districts, visit reportcard.education.ohio.gov.
