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