WHERE THEY STAND

WHERE THEY STAND

Charter vs. public schools

A report released by the Ohio Alliance for Public Charter Schools shows a greater percentage of Youngstown charter schools than Youngstown city schools met or exceeded state academic growth expectations last year. The report is based on state “value-added” data examining year-to-year pupil improvement in reading and math in grades three through eight. Not all local charter schools provided data for the report. Local schools and their state ratings are:

CHARTER

Eagle Heights Academy: Exceeded state expectations.

Legacy Academy for Leaders and Arts: Exceeded state expectations.

Mollie Kessler School: Didn’t meet state expectations.

Summit Academy Middle School: Didn’t meet state expectations.

Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learners of Youngstown: Met state expectations.

Youngstown Academy of Excellence: Exceeded state expectations.

Youngstown Community School: Didn’t meet state expectations.

PUBLIC

Alpha School of Excellence for Boys: Didn’t meet state expectations.

Athena School of Excellence for Girls: Didn’t meet state expectations.

P. Ross Berry Elementary: Didn’t meet state expectations.

Paul C. Bunn Elementary: Met state expectations.

Kirkmere Elementary: Met state expectations.

Mary Haddow Elementary (now closed): Met state expectations.

Harding Elementary: Met state expectations.

Hayes Middle School: Didn’t meet state expectations.

North Elementary: Didn’t meet state expectations.

Odyssey School of Possibilities: Exceeded state expectations.

Southside Upper Elementary (now closed): Didn’t meet state expectations.

Taft Elementary: Didn’t meet state expectations.

Volney Rogers Junior High: Didn’t meet state expectations.

West Elementary: Exceeded state expectations.

Westside Upper Elementary (now closed): Didn’t meet state expectations.

Williamson Elementary: Didn’t meet expectations.

Source: Ohio Department of Education