School district disputes ODE numbers

NEW SPRINGFIELD — Springfield High School’s principal says the school’s Advanced Placement scores aren’t accurately reflected on the most-recent state report card.

The 2013-14 state report card, released in September by the Ohio Department of Education, shows that 42 Springfield graduates took AP tests, and 26 percent earned an AP score of at least 3.

But Anthony DeFelice, high-school principal, disputes those numbers.

He says 49 students took the tests and 19 of them scored at least a 3, making Springfield’s percentage 39 — the highest in the Mahoning Valley. He got the totals from the paperwork returned to the school district by the College Board, the agency that administers AP and SAT tests.

The issue came to DeFelice’s attention after a Vindicator story about AP scores noted that Boardman, with 37.5 percent, had the Valley’s highest percentage of students earning a 3 or higher on advanced-placement tests. AP scores range between 1 and 5, and students can earn college credit depending on how they score. Individual colleges and universities determine the minimum required to award college credit.

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