Ohio Graduation Test Results by District
Preliminary percentages show students achieving advanced accelerated or proficient on the Ohio Graduation Test, listed by district. Results are not finalized until August.
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 2005
Page
9
Preliminary percentages show students achieving advanced accelerated or proficient on the Ohio Graduation Test, listed by district. Results are not finalized until August.
City schools in Ohio show varying shares of students reaching advanced, accelerated, or proficient ratings across districts. The comparison highlights differences in performance by district, indicating where gains and gaps exist in student achievement on the selected assessments.
The Ohio Department of Education released preliminary scores for several achievement tests on Wednesday. Percentages show students earning advanced, accelerated, or proficient marks on each test. Fourth grade data were available but districts rejected it due to data problems. none of that information is included.
Valley View and Springboro districts exceed 75 percent across five sections with Valley View scoring 99.3 percent above proficient in English. Superintendents Parr and Kesselring note the potential to meet all five indicators and warn small margins could affect Madison and others as final results hinge on preliminary data. Administrators plan for next year focusing on getting students through the exam on first attempt.
Ohio Department of Education released preliminary achievement data showing edgeswood, madison, middletown, monroe, valley view, preble shawnee, carlisle and franklin with 32 percent or more of seventh graders below state standards. Springboro led with 84 percent of students in advanced or proficient categories. district leaders cite outdated math texts and need for focused professional development as next steps.
In Columbus, stressed parents spend big on standardized test coaching from Sylvan Learning Center Kaplan and Huntington. The College Board cites 98 percent of students doing some test prep. Kaplan reported 2004 revenues of 1.1 billion, up from 838 million in 2003, amid rising demand and the No Child Left Behind push for annual math and reading tests.
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