2003 report cards

2003 report cards
Area schools
The Ohio Department of Education released the 2003 local report cards Tuesday for the state's 608 public school districts. The cards are designed to show parents and the community how well schools are doing -- where they are succeeding and where there is room for improvement. The Vindicator reported general results Tuesday; this chart provides more detailed information for Mahoning Valley districts.
Each district is measured against 22 minimum performance standards. There were 27 standards last year, but 12th-grade test results were dropped as a standard for the 2003 report cards.
Twenty of the standards are based on results of 2001-2002 state-mandated proficiency tests taken by fourth-, sixth-, ninth- and 10th-grade pupils. To be considered proficient in a standard, 75 percent of a district's fourth-, sixth- or ninth-graders and 85 percent of 10th-graders must pass the test in the area. The criteria for the attendance standard is a 93 percent rate; the criteria for the graduation standard is a 93 percent rate. The chart lists each district's name, followed by this year's rating and last year's rating, this year's performance on each standard and total standards met. A district in bold with an arrow denotes a change in rating from last year. A black circle indicates that the district met the particular standard.
Rating 2003 2002
Excellent 21-22 26-27
Effective 17-20 21-25
Continuous Improvement (C.I.) 11-16 13-20
Academic Watch 7-10 8-12
Academic Emergency 0-6 0-7
School district Rating2003/Rating 2002 Total standards met
COLUMBIANA CO.
Columbiana Excellent/Effective 21
Crestview Effective/Effective 19
Leetonia Effective/C.I. 19
Wellsville Effective/C.I. 19
East Palestine C.I./C.I. 16
Salem C.I./C.I 16
United Local C.I./C.I. 15
Beaver C.I./C.I. 14
Lisbon C.I./C.I. 14
Southern C.I./C.I. 12
East Liverpool Acad. Emergency/Acad. Watch 6
MAHONING CO.
Boardman Excellent/Excellent 22
Canfield Excellent/Excellent 22
Lowellville Excellent/Effective 22
Poland Excellent/Excellent 22
South Range Excellent/Excellent 21
Western Reserve Excellent/Effective 21
Springfield Effective/Effective 19
Jackson-Milton Effective/C.I. 18
Sebring Effective/Effective 17
Austintown C.I./Effective 16
West Branch C.I./C.I. 15
Struthers C.I./C.I 13
Campbell C.I./C.I. 11
Youngstown Acad. Emergency/Acad. Emergency 4
TRUMBULL CO.
Champion Excellent/Effective 21
Lakeview Effective/Excellent 20
Howland Effective/Effective 19
LaBrae Effective/Effective 19
Maplewood Effective/C.I. 19
McDonald Effective/Effective 19
Brookfield Effective/C.I. 18
Lordstown Effective/Effective 18
Southington Effective/Effective 18
Girard Effective/Effective 17
Weathersfield Effective/C.I. 17
Hubbard C.I./C.I. 15
Liberty C.I./C.I. 15
Mathews C.I./C.I. 15
Bloomfield-Mesopotamia C.I./C.I. 14
Bristol C.I./C.I. 13
Joseph Badger C.I./C.I 13
Niles C.I./C.I. 13
Newton Falls C.I./C.I. 12
Warren Acad. Emergency/Acad. Emergency 3
Source: Ohio Department of Education