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The valley’s elementary schools ranked
In Sunday’s paper, I wrote about how high schools in the greater Miami Valley ranked for test performance on state report cards released earlier this month. But if you’re interested in how an area elementary or middle school scored, you’ve come to the right place.
Click the “continued” link to see 402 elementary and middle schools from the 12-county area around Dayton ranked by “performance index score,” the state’s measure of test performance across all tests taken. The first number is the school’s rank on the list out of 402. Then the school is listed with the school district in parenthesis. The final number is the performance index score. A perfect score is 120.
Here’s the list:
( 1 ) Bowman Primary School ( Lebanon ) 120
( 2 ) Stephen Bell Elementary ( Sugarcreek ) 115
( 3 ) Broadway Elementary ( Tipp City ) 113.7
( 4 ) Minster Elementary ( Minster ) 112.5
( 5 ) Mason Heights Elementary ( Mason ) 111.4
( 6 ) Sugarcreek Elementary ( Sugarcreek ) 111
( 7 ) Western Row Elementary ( Mason ) 110.5
( 8 ) Nevin Coppock Elementary ( Tipp City ) 110.2
( 9 ) Whittier Elementary School ( Sidney ) 109.9
( 10 ) Emerson Elementary School ( Sidney ) 108.8
( 11 ) J F Burns Elementary School ( Kings ) 108.4
( 12 ) Hamilton-Maineville Elementary ( Little Miami ) 108.4
( 13 ) Westbrook Elementary School ( Brookville ) 108
( 13 ) Coldwater Elementary School ( Coldwater ) 108
( 13 ) Harman Elementary School ( Oakwood ) 108
( 16 ) Kings Mills Elementary School ( Kings ) 107.8
( 16 ) Mason Intermediate School ( Mason ) 107.8
( 18 ) Mason Middle School ( Mason ) 107.4
( 19 ) Weller Elementary School ( Centerville ) 107.3
( 20 ) St Henry Elementary School ( St Henry ) 107.2
( 21 ) Smith Elementary School ( Oakwood ) 106.7
( 22 ) Prass Elementary School ( Kettering ) 106.6
( 23 ) South Lebanon Elementary ( Kings ) 106.2
( 23 ) Concord Elementary School ( Troy ) 106.2
( 25 ) Russia Elementary School ( Russia ) 106.1
( 26 ) Valley Elementary School ( Beavercreek ) 105.9
( 26 ) Fort Loramie Elementary School ( Fort Loramie ) 105.9
( 26 ) High Street Elementary School ( Piqua ) 105.9
( 29 ) Oakwood Junior High School ( Oakwood ) 105.8
( 30 ) Main Elementary School ( Beavercreek ) 105.7
( 31 ) Five Points Elementary East ( Springboro ) 105.5
( 32 ) Helke Elementary School ( Vandalia ) 105.4
( 33 ) Shaw Elementary School ( Beavercreek ) 105.3
( 34 ) Driscoll Elementary School ( Centerville ) 105.3
( 35 ) Botkins Elementary School ( Botkins ) 105.2
( 35 ) Minster Middle School ( Minster ) 105.2
( 35 ) St Henry Middle School ( St Henry ) 105.2
( 38 ) Demmitt Elementary School ( Vandalia ) 105.1
( 39 ) Fairbrook Elementary School ( Beavercreek ) 104.8
( 39 ) Parkwood Elementary School ( Sidney ) 104.8
( 41 ) Fairfield North Elementary ( Fairfield ) 104.7
( 41 ) Five Points Elementary West ( Springboro ) 104.7
( 43 ) Englewood Elementary School ( Northmont ) 104.5
( 43 ) Phillipsburg Elementary School ( Northmont ) 104.5
( 45 ) Union Elementary School ( Lakota ) 104.4
( 46 ) Columbia Elementary School ( Kings ) 104.2
( 46 ) W. Liberty-Salem Elementary ( W. Liberty-Salem ) 104.2
( 48 ) Charity Adams Earley Academy ( Dayton ) 104.1
( 49 ) Anna Elementary School ( Anna ) 103.9
( 50 ) Monroe Elementary School ( Hamilton ) 103.8
( 51 ) Dr John Hole Elementary School ( Centerville ) 103.5
( 51 ) Englewood Hills Elementary ( Northmont ) 103.5
( 53 ) Springboro Intermediate School ( Springboro ) 103.4
( 54 ) Heritage Elementary School ( Lakota ) 103.3
( 55 ) Fort Recovery Elementary School ( Fort Recovery ) 103.2
( 55 ) Kramer Elementary School ( Talawanda ) 103.2
( 57 ) Magsig Middle School ( Centerville ) 103.1
( 57 ) Hopewell Elementary School ( Lakota ) 103.1
( 57 ) Union Elementary School ( Northmont ) 103.1
( 57 ) Dennis Elementary East ( Springboro ) 103.1
( 57 ) L. T. Ball Intermediate School ( Tipp City ) 103.1
( 62 ) Hayes Elementary School ( Hamilton ) 103
( 62 ) Lakota Ridge Junior School ( Lakota ) 103
( 62 ) Donovan Elementary School ( Lebanon ) 103
( 62 ) Tecumseh Elementary School ( Xenia ) 103
( 66 ) Dennis Elementary West ( Springboro ) 102.9
( 66 ) Kyle Elementary School ( Troy ) 102.9
( 68 ) Hadley E Watts Middle School ( Centerville ) 102.8
( 68 ) Morrow Elementary School ( Little Miami ) 102.8
( 68 ) Miami View Elementary School ( Southeastern ) 102.8
( 71 ) Marion Local Elementary School ( Marion ) 102.7
( 71 ) Newton Elementary School ( Newton ) 102.7
( 73 ) Murlin Heights Elementary School ( Vandalia ) 102.6
( 74 ) Beavertown Elementary School ( Kettering ) 102.5
( 74 ) New Bremen Elementary School ( New Bremen ) 102.5
( 74 ) Waynesville Elementary School ( Wayne ) 102.5
( 77 ) Fort Recovery Middle School ( Fort Recovery ) 102.4
( 77 ) Northmoor Elementary School ( Northmont ) 102.4
( 79 ) Tower Heights Middle School ( Centerville ) 102.3
( 79 ) Independence Elementary School ( Lakota ) 102.3
( 81 ) Stingley Elementary School ( Centerville ) 102.2
( 81 ) Gorman Elementary ( Dayton ) 102.2
( 81 ) Bloomfield Elementary School ( Edgewood ) 102.2
( 81 ) Valley Forge Elementary School ( Huber Heights ) 102.2
( 81 ) Versailles Elementary School ( Versailles ) 102.2
( 86 ) Liberty Elementary School ( Lakota ) 102.1
( 86 ) Favorite Hill Elementary School ( Piqua ) 102.1
( 88 ) Woodland Heights Elementary ( Greenville ) 102
( 89 ) Fairfield West Elementary School ( Fairfield ) 101.9
( 89 ) Liberty Junior School ( Lakota ) 101.9
( 91 ) Hopewell Junior School ( Lakota ) 101.8
( 92 ) Fairfield East Elementary School ( Fairfield ) 101.7
( 92 ) Miami East Junior High School ( Miami East ) 101.7
( 92 ) Versailles Middle School ( Versailles ) 101.7
( 92 ) Mills Lawn Elementary School ( Yellow Springs ) 101.7
( 96 ) Morgan Elementary School ( Ross ) 101.6
( 97 ) Woodland Elementary School ( Lakota ) 101.5
( 98 ) Ferguson Middle School ( Beavercreek ) 101.4
( 99 ) Coldwater Middle School ( Coldwater ) 101.3
( 99 ) Adena Elementary School ( Lakota ) 101.3
( 99 ) Neff Building Elementary School ( Miamisburg ) 101.3
( 99 ) O R Edgington Elementary School ( Northmont ) 101.3
( 99 ) Northridge Elementary School ( Wapakoneta ) 101.3
( 99 ) Waynesville Middle School ( Wayne ) 101.3
( 105 ) Orchard Park Elementary School ( Kettering ) 101.2
( 105 ) Elda Elementary School ( Ross ) 101.2
( 107 ) Lakota Plains Junior School ( Lakota ) 101.1
( 107 ) Harlan-Butlerville Elementary ( Little Miami ) 101.1
( 109 ) Parkwood Elementary School ( Beavercreek ) 101
( 109 ) Greeneview Primary School ( Greeneview ) 101
( 109 ) Bell Creek Elementary School ( Sugarcreek ) 101
( 112 ) Freedom Elementary School ( Lakota ) 100.9
( 112 ) North Star Elementary School ( Versailles ) 100.9
( 114 ) Ankeney Middle School ( Beavercreek ) 100.8
( 114 ) Titus Elementary School ( Huber Heights ) 100.8
( 114 ) J F Kennedy Elementary School ( Kettering ) 100.8
( 114 ) Cherokee Elementary School ( Lakota ) 100.8
( 118 ) W O Cline Elementary School ( Centerville ) 100.7
( 118 ) Longfellow Elementary School ( Sidney ) 100.7
( 120 ) Northmont Middle School ( Northmont ) 100.6
( 121 ) Normandy Elementary School ( Centerville ) 100.5
( 121 ) Southdale Elementary School ( Kettering ) 100.5
( 121 ) Rosedale Elementary School ( Middletown ) 100.5
( 124 ) VanGorden Elementary School ( Lakota ) 100.4
( 125 ) Bethel Elementary School ( Bethel ) 100.3
( 125 ) Hunter Elementary School ( Franklin ) 100.3
( 125 ) Menlo Park Elementary School ( Huber Heights ) 100.3
( 128 ) Bellbrook Middle School ( Sugarcreek ) 100.1
( 129 ) Tippecanoe Middle School ( Tipp City ) 100
( 130 ) Arrowood Elementary School ( Xenia ) 99.9
( 131 ) Fairfield South Elementary ( Fairfield ) 99.8
( 131 ) Camden Elementary School ( Preble Shawnee ) 99.8
( 133 ) Shawnee Elementary School ( Lakota ) 99.7
( 133 ) Beverly Gardens Elementary ( Mad River ) 99.7
( 135 ) Celina Middle School ( Celina ) 99.6
( 135 ) Lebanon Junior High ( Lebanon ) 99.6
( 135 ) Little Miami Intermediate ( Little Miami ) 99.6
( 135 ) Monroe Elementary School ( Monroe Local ) 99.6
( 139 ) Reid Elementary School ( Clark-Shawnee ) 99.5
( 139 ) Springboro Junior High School ( Springboro ) 99.5
( 139 ) Donnelsville Elementary School ( Tecumseh ) 99.5
( 142 ) Brookville Intermediate School ( Brookville ) 99.3
( 143 ) Milton-Union Middle School ( Milton-Union ) 99.2
( 143 ) Northwood Elementary School ( Northmont ) 99.2
( 145 ) Medlar View Elementary School ( Miamisburg ) 99.1
( 145 ) Van Cleve Elementary School ( Troy ) 99.1
( 147 ) Seven Mile Elementary School ( Edgewood ) 99
( 147 ) Kings Junior High School ( Kings ) 99
( 149 ) Dayton Boys Prep Academy ( Dayton ) 98.9
( 149 ) New Miami Elementary School ( New Miami ) 98.9
( 151 ) Enon Elementary School ( Greenon ) 98.8
( 151 ) Milton-Union Elementary ( Milton-Union ) 98.8
( 151 ) Morton Middle School ( Vandalia ) 98.8
( 154 ) Bauer Elementary School ( Miamisburg ) 98.7
( 154 ) Smith Middle School ( Vandalia ) 98.7
( 156 ) Rockway Elementary School ( Clark-Shawnee ) 98.6
( 157 ) Fairborn Primary School ( Fairborn ) 98.5
( 157 ) Fairfield Central Elementary ( Fairfield ) 98.5
( 159 ) Fairfield Intermediate School ( Fairfield ) 98.4
( 159 ) Wantz Middle School ( Miamisburg ) 98.4
( 161 ) Maude Marshall Elementary ( Talawanda ) 98.4
( 162 ) Butler Middle School ( Arcanum ) 98.3
( 162 ) Cedarville Elementary School ( Cedar Cliff ) 98.3
( 164 ) Berry Intermediate School ( Lebanon ) 98.2
( 164 ) Mcbroom Junior High School ( St Marys ) 98.2
( 166 ) Bogan Elementary ( Talawanda ) 98.2
( 167 ) East Elementary School ( Celina ) 98.1
( 168 ) Franklin Monroe Elementary ( Franklin Monroe ) 98
( 168 ) West Elementary School ( St Marys ) 98
( 170 ) New Knoxville Elementary ( New Knoxville ) 97.9
( 170 ) Cridersville Elementary School ( Wapakoneta ) 97.9
( 172 ) Covington Elementary School ( Covington ) 97.8
( 172 ) Lincoln Elementary School ( Hamilton ) 97.8
( 172 ) Mound Elementary School ( Miamisburg ) 97.8
( 175 ) Bear Elementary School ( Miamisburg ) 97.7
( 176 ) Hook Elementary School ( Troy ) 97.6
( 176 ) Germantown Elementary ( Valley View ) 97.6
( 178 ) Ansonia Elementary School ( Ansonia ) 97.5
( 178 ) Valley View Middle School ( Valley View ) 97.5
( 180 ) Babeck Elementary School ( Edgewood ) 97.4
( 180 ) Adams Elementary School ( Hamilton ) 97.4
( 180 ) Mark Twain Elementary ( Miamisburg ) 97.4
( 183 ) Van Buren Middle School ( Kettering ) 97.3
( 183 ) Miami East Elementary ( Miami East ) 97.3
( 183 ) Washington Intermediate ( Piqua ) 97.3
( 183 ) Miami View Middle School ( Southeastern ) 97.3
( 183 ) Forest Elementary School ( Troy ) 97.3
( 188 ) Kettering Middle School ( Kettering ) 97.2
( 188 ) Dixie Elementary School ( New Lebanon ) 97.2
( 190 ) Farmersville Elementary ( Valley View ) 96.8
( 191 ) Fairfield Middle School ( Fairfield ) 96.7
( 191 ) Harrison Elementary School ( Hamilton ) 96.7
( 191 ) Little Miami Junior High School ( Little Miami ) 96.7
( 191 ) Talawanda Middle School ( Talawanda ) 96.7
( 195 ) Snowhill Elementary School ( Springfield ) 96.6
( 196 ) Hustead Elementary School ( Greenon ) 96.4
( 196 ) Cleveland Elementary School ( Hamilton ) 96.4
( 198 ) Parkway Elementary School ( Parkway ) 96.3
( 199 ) Ross Middle School ( Ross ) 96.1
( 199 ) East Elementary School ( St Marys ) 96.1
( 201 ) Springcreek Primary School ( Piqua ) 96
( 201 ) Wapakoneta Middle School ( Wapakoneta ) 96
( 203 ) Hardin Elementary School ( Hardin-Houston ) 95.9
( 204 ) William C Schenck Elementary ( Franklin ) 95.7
( 204 ) Troy Junior High School ( Troy ) 95.7
( 206 ) Pierce Elementary School ( Hamilton ) 95.6
( 206 ) Kinder Elementary School ( Miamisburg ) 95.6
( 206 ) Heywood Elementary School ( Troy ) 95.6
( 209 ) Triad Elementary School ( Triad ) 95.5
( 210 ) Oakview Elementary School ( Kettering ) 95.4
( 211 ) South Elementary School ( Greenville ) 95.3
( 211 ) Brantwood Elementary School ( Mad River ) 95.3
( 213 ) Tri-County North Elementary ( Tri-County North ) 95.2
( 214 ) Northwestern Elementary ( Northwestern ) 95.1
( 214 ) Parkway Middle School ( Parkway ) 95.1
( 216 ) Indian Valley Middle School ( Greenon ) 95
( 216 ) Moraine Meadows Elementary ( Kettering ) 95
( 216 ) Rolling Hills Elementary School ( Northeastern ) 95
( 216 ) Harold Schnell Elementary ( West Carrollton ) 95
( 220 ) Greenmont Elementary School ( Kettering ) 94.9
( 221 ) Fairlawn Elementary School ( Fairlawn ) 94.8
( 221 ) Central Elementary School ( Sidney ) 94.8
( 223 ) Saville Elementary School ( Mad River ) 94.7
( 224 ) Northwood Elementary School ( Sidney ) 94.5
( 225 ) Miss. Valley Elementary ( Mississinawa Valley ) 94.4
( 226 ) Possum Elementary School ( Clark-Shawnee ) 94.3
( 227 ) Ansonia Middle School ( Ansonia ) 94.2
( 228 ) Graham North Elementary ( Graham ) 94.1
( 229 ) Graham South Elementary ( Graham ) 93.9
( 230 ) Fillmore Elementary School ( Hamilton ) 93.8
( 230 ) Cookson Elementary School ( Troy ) 93.8
( 232 ) Indian Riffle Elementary ( Kettering ) 93.7
( 233 ) Spring Hill Elementary School ( Xenia ) 93.5
( 234 ) Weisenborn Middle School ( Huber Heights ) 93.4
( 234 ) Virginia Stevenson Elementary ( Mad River ) 93.4
( 234 ) Northridge Middle School ( Northeastern ) 93.4
( 237 ) Greeneview Intermediate ( Greeneview ) 93.3
( 238 ) East Elementary School ( Greenville ) 93.2
( 238 ) Lamendola Elementary School ( Huber Heights ) 93.2
( 238 ) Northwestern Middle School ( Northwestern ) 93.2
( 238 ) Waynesfield-Goshen Ele. ( Waynesfield-Goshen ) 93.2
( 242 ) Chamberlain Middle School ( Carlisle ) 93.1
( 242 ) Monroe Junior High School ( Monroe Local ) 93.1
( 244 ) TV South Middle School ( Twin Valley ) 93
( 245 ) Covington Middle School ( Covington ) 92.8
( 245 ) Anthony Wayne Elementary ( Franklin ) 92.8
( 247 ) Celina Intermediate Elementary ( Celina ) 92.7
( 247 ) Graham Middle School ( Graham ) 92.7
( 249 ) Rushmore Elementary School ( Huber Heights ) 92.6
( 249 ) Shawnee Elementary School ( Xenia ) 92.6
( 251 ) Pennyroyal Elementary School ( Franklin ) 92.5
( 252 ) West Elementary School ( Celina ) 92.3
( 252 ) Northridge Elementary School ( Northeastern ) 92.3
( 252 ) Richard Allen — Dayton View ( Charter ) 92.3
( 255 ) Harry Russell Elementary ( West Carrollton ) 92.2
( 256 ) Edgewood Middle School ( Edgewood ) 92
( 256 ) Studebaker Middle School ( Huber Heights ) 92
( 256 ) Madison Intermediate School ( Madison ) 92
( 259 ) Bobby F. Grigsby Intermediate ( Carlisle ) 91.9
( 259 ) Gettysburg Elementary School ( Greenville ) 91.9
( 261 ) George H Gerke Elementary ( Franklin ) 91.8
( 262 ) Van Buren Elementary School ( Hamilton ) 91.7
( 262 ) Tri-County North Middle ( Tri-County North ) 91.7
( 264 ) Bradford Central Elementary ( Bradford ) 91.5
( 264 ) Monticello Elementary School ( Huber Heights ) 91.5
( 266 ) Arcanum Elementary School ( Arcanum ) 91.4
( 267 ) Dohron Wilson Elementary ( Mechanicsburg ) 91.3
( 267 ) East Elementary School ( Urbana ) 91.3
( 269 ) Kitty Hawk Elementary School ( Huber Heights ) 91.1
( 269 ) Spinning Hills Middle School ( Mad River ) 91.1
( 269 ) Sidney Middle School ( Sidney ) 91.1
( 272 ) Baker Middle School ( Fairborn ) 91
( 273 ) South Vienna Middle ( Northeastern ) 90.8
( 273 ) Park Layne Elementary ( Tecumseh ) 90.8
( 275 ) Dixie Middle School ( New Lebanon ) 90.6
( 275) Local Intermediate School ( Urbana ) 90.6
( 277 ) Grant Elementary School ( Hamilton ) 90.5
( 277 ) Piqua Junior High School ( Piqua ) 90.5
( 279 ) William Bruce Elementary ( Eaton ) 90.2
( 280 ) McKinley Elementary School ( Xenia ) 90.1
( 281 ) Wilder Intermediate School ( Piqua ) 90
( 281 ) Twin Valley South Elementary ( Twin Valley ) 90
( 283 ) Bethel Junior High School ( Bethel ) 89.9
( 283 ) Eaton Middle School ( Eaton ) 89.9
( 285 ) C F Holliday Elementary ( West Carrollton ) 89.6
( 285 ) Central Middle School ( Xenia ) 89.6
( 287 ) Lowell Elementary School ( Sidney ) 89.5
( 288 ) National Trail Middle School ( National Trail ) 89.3
( 288 ) Medway Elementary School ( Tecumseh ) 89.3
( 290 ) Franklin Junior High School ( Franklin ) 89.2
( 291 ) Bennett Intermediate School ( Piqua ) 89.1
( 292 ) Tri-Village Elementary School ( Tri-Village ) 88.9
( 293 ) Madison Elementary School ( Hamilton ) 88.6
( 293 ) Olive Branch Middle School ( Tecumseh ) 88.6
( 293 ) West Carrollton Middle School ( West Carrollton ) 88.6
( 293 ) Cox Elementary School ( Xenia ) 88.6
( 297 ) Central Academy Elementary ( Middletown ) 88.5
( 298 ) Frank Nicholas Elementary ( West Carrollton ) 88.4
( 299 ) Horace Mann Elementary ( Dayton ) 88.3
( 299 ) New Carlisle Elementary ( Tecumseh ) 88.3
( 301 ) Richard Allen — Downtown ( Charter ) 88.2
( 302 ) Fairborn Intermediate School ( Fairborn ) 88.1
( 303 ) Graham Digital Academy ( Graham ) 88
( 303 ) National Trail Elementary ( National Trail ) 88
( 303 ) New Carlisle Middle School ( Tecumseh ) 88
( 303 ) Urbana Junior High School ( Urbana ) 88
( 307 ) West Elkton Elementary ( Preble Shawnee ) 87.9
( 308 ) North Middle School ( Greenville ) 87.8
( 309 ) Jefferson Elementary School ( Hamilton ) 87.7
( 310 ) South Vienna Elementary ( Northeastern ) 87.6
( 311 ) Triad Middle School ( Triad ) 87.5
( 312 ) Richard Allen — Edgemont ( Charter ) 87.2
( 313 ) Jackson Center Elementary ( Jackson Center ) 87
( 314 ) Buchanan Elementary School ( Hamilton ) 86.9
( 314 ) Mann Elementary School ( Springfield ) 86.9
( 316 ) Mad River Middle School ( Mad River ) 86.2
( 317 ) Wilson Middle School ( Hamilton ) 86
( 318 ) Greenville Junior High ( Greenville ) 85.8
( 318 ) Mayfield Elementary School ( Middletown ) 85.8
( 318 ) Simon Kenton Elementary ( Xenia ) 85.8
( 321 ) Pathway School of Discovery ( Pathway ) 85.6
( 322 ) Warner Middle School ( Xenia ) 85.5
( 323 ) Creekview Elementary ( Middletown ) 85.4
( 324 ) Wildwood Elementary School ( Middletown ) 85.3
( 325 ) Emerson Academy ( Charter ) 84.9
( 325 ) Grafton Kennedy Elementary ( Northridge ) 84.9
( 327 ) Valerie Elementary School ( Dayton ) 84.8
( 328 ) Stephen Vail Middle School ( Middletown ) 84.4
( 329 ) Lagonda Elementary School ( Springfield ) 84
( 330 ) Eastmont Park Elementary ( Dayton ) 83.8
( 331 ) Preble Shawnee Junior High ( Preble Shawnee ) 83.4
( 332 ) Garfield Middle School ( Hamilton ) 83.3
( 333 ) Esther Dennis Middle ( Northridge ) 83
( 334 ) Perrin Woods Elementary ( Springfield ) 81.6
( 335 ) Middletown Fitness & Prep ( Charter ) 81.5
( 336 ) Westbrooke Village Elementary ( Trotwood ) 81.2
( 337 ) Roosevelt Middle School ( Springfield ) 80.9
( 338 ) Shilohview Elementary School ( Trotwood ) 80.3
( 339 ) Schaefer Middle School ( Springfield ) 79.5
( 339 ) Kenton Elementary School ( Springfield ) 79.5
( 341 ) Richard Allen — Dayton View ( Charter ) 79.3
( 342 ) Townview Elementary School ( Trotwood ) 78.9
( 343 ) Morrison Elementary School ( Northridge ) 78.7
( 344 ) Broadmoor Elementary School ( Trotwood ) 78.5
( 345 ) Fairborn Digital Academy ( Fairborn ) 78.3
( 346 ) Franklin Elementary ( Dayton ) 78.2
( 347 ) Trotwood Fitness & Prep Acad ( Charter ) 77.5
( 348 ) World of Wonder Elementary ( Dayton ) 76.6
( 349 ) Verity Middle School ( Middletown ) 76.4
( 350 ) Dayton Academy, The ( Charter ) 75.8
( 351 ) Springfield Acad Of Excellence ( Charter ) 75.7
( 352 ) Summit Academy-Xenia ( Charter ) 75.6
( 353 ) East End Community School ( Charter ) 75.3
( 354 ) Highview Elementary School ( Middletown ) 75
( 355 ) Horizon Science Academy-Dayton ( Charter ) 74.7
( 355 ) N. Dayton School Of Discovery ( Charter ) 74.7
( 355 ) Kenwood Elementary ( Springfield ) 74.7
( 358 ) Hayward Middle School ( Springfield ) 74.4
( 359 ) Snyder Park Elementary ( Springfield ) 74.3
( 359 ) Trotwood-Madison Middle ( Trotwood ) 74.3
( 361 ) Warder Park-Wayne ( Springfield ) 74
( 362 ) Orville Wright ( Dayton ) 73.7
( 363 ) Carlson Elementary ( Dayton ) 73.4
( 364 ) Amanda Elementary ( Middletown ) 72.5
( 365 ) Loos Elementary School ( Dayton ) 71.7
( 366 ) Clark Middle School ( Springfield ) 71.6
( 367 ) Blairwood Elementary ( Jefferson ) 71.5
( 368 ) Patterson/Kennedy Elementary ( Dayton ) 71.2
( 369 ) Dayton View Academy ( Charter ) 70.5
( 370 ) Allen Elementary School ( Dayton ) 70.3
( 371 ) Omega School Of Excellence ( Charter ) 70.1
( 372 ) Lincoln Elementary School ( Springfield ) 70
( 373 ) Cleveland Elementary School ( Dayton ) 69.4
( 374 ) Moraine Community School ( Charter ) 69.1
( 375 ) Kemp Elementary School ( Dayton ) 68.7
( 376 ) Belle Haven Elementary School ( Dayton ) 68.5
( 377 ) Jefferson I Elementary School ( Dayton ) 67.8
( 378 ) Rosa Parks Elementary School ( Middletown ) 67.7
( 379 ) Springfield Preparatory and Fitness ( Charter ) 67.5
( 380 ) Kiser Elementary School ( Dayton ) 67.4
( 381 ) Meadowdale Elementary School ( Dayton ) 66.8
( 382 ) Fulton Elementary School ( Springfield ) 66.5
( 382 ) Cornell Heights Elementary School ( Dayton ) 65.5
( 384 ) Wogaman Elementary School ( Dayton ) 65.2
( 385 ) Arise Academy ( Charter ) 64.5
( 386 ) Summit Academy-Middletown ( Charter ) 64
( 387 ) Van Cleve Elementary School ( Dayton ) 62.6
( 388 ) City Day Community School ( Charter ) 62.5
( 389 ) Edison Elementary School ( Dayton ) 62.2
( 390 ) Auglaize County Academy ( Charter ) 62.1
( 391 ) Wilbur Wright Middle School ( Dayton ) 61.7
( 392 ) Jefferson II Elementary School ( Dayton ) 60.9
( 393 ) Academy Of Dayton ( Charter ) 60.3
( 394 ) Fairview Middle School ( Dayton ) 59.5
( 395 ) Colin Powell Leadership Acad ( Charter ) 59.4
( 396 ) Nu Bethel Center of Excellence ( Charter ) 57.3
( 397 ) Fairview Elementary School ( Dayton ) 57.2
( 398 ) Keifer Alternative Center ( Springfield ) 54.5
( 399 ) Gardendale Academy ( Dayton ) 52.4
( 400 ) Summit Academy Dayton ( Charter ) 47.2
( 401 ) New City School ( Charter ) 45.7
( 402 ) Urbana Community School ( Urbana ) 44.4
Permalink | Comments (19) | Categories: Testing
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By J
August 30, 2007 9:44 AM | Link to this
Just a grandma… I never intended to make you feel like you were lumped into one category or the other. But the reality is this: as a teacher, you see the majority of DPS kids not being given even the slightest of encouragement, affection, nurturing, etc by their own parents. Teachers can only make up for so much of this. Yes, at least 70% of your lifetime is spent outside of the classroom and yes, you may have some very inspirational teachers over the course of that 30% of time in the classroom (I surely did) but it is NOT the teachers job to make up for the love, affection, and nurturing a parent is supposed to give to their child. It id during the first 5 years of life, when a child is not in school that learning truly begins. Reading, writing, simple math, everyday living skills, etc all should be taught by the parents! I had kids in 1st grade who couldn’t even begin to write their own names let alone add 1+1! I’m glad you are doing so much for your grandchildren. I wish for the sake of your grandchildren that more had people like you in their home lives that cared as much. THe world would truly be a better place.By just a gramma
August 29, 2007 10:18 AM | Link to this
The kids spend 70% of their time outside the influence of teachers? Really? How many of you can remember a teacher who truly made a difference in your life? What a teacher teaches is with the children 24 hours a day - even when they are not in their physical presence. My eighth grade teacher, a wonderful woman named Zobia Woods, influences me to this day, and I’m 60 years old. She made a difference in my life, and she’s making a difference in my grandchildren’s lives as they are being raised with principals I learned from her. A teacher’s influence goes far beyond the classroom hours.By just a gramma
August 29, 2007 10:12 AM | Link to this
just a teacher, By J, Laura - you’re doing here what the teachers do in school. You’re putting all parents in lower socio/eco groups in the same category - parents who don’t care - so the problems must be their fault - or the kids’ fault. The kids spend 70% of their time outside the influence of teachers? Really? What a teacher ‘teaches’ is with them 24 hours a day - even when they are not in their physical presence. My eighth grade teacher, a wonderful woman named Zobia Woods, influences me to this day, and I’m 60 years old. My grandchildren are being raised with principals I learned from her. A teacher’s influence goes far beyond the classroom hours.By just a gramma
August 29, 2007 9:49 AM | Link to this
Oh Laura. Please! “the only time I have heard a teacher speak or treat a child negatively is if the child is extremely dirty or smells or if the child�s behavior is very disruptive” My grandchildren are neither dirty, smelly, nor disruptive in class. As I said, two of the three are on the honor roll, one on student council last year, and one with dozens of trophies from martial arts competitions.All are in band. They wear nice clothing that is laundered between each wearing. They shower and shampoo nightly. They brush their teeth properly. They go to bed at 9 PM on the dot. They eat breakfast at home. They eat healthy dinners.They have help with their homework when needed. Conferences with the teachers are never missed. They have been professionally deemed as emotionally healthy. (I, however, sometimes feel overwhelmed and slightly unbalanced!)I invite you to check out their website which I did for them. It will tell you much about what is valued and taught in this home. The problem is not with the kids. One disadvantage I can see is that instead of a mom and dad in the same soc/eco as their classmates, they have an old, outspoken gramma.I have spoken with the principal - and the teachers. The occasion was when a teacher implied - without actually calling my grandson a thief - that he had stolen ‘one’ quarter from another student. Her ‘total evidence’ consisted of the fact that he had ‘two’ quarters in his pocket and had been sitting at the same table with the child who had a quarter missing - and three other students. She did not check the pockets of ‘any’ student other than my grandson. She embarassed him in front of classmates, one of whom later told other kids he was a thief. She took his quarters. But as it happened, I had handed him the two quarters that morning to get ice cream at lunch. This is the only time this child has ‘ever’ been accused of stealing.You better believe I went to the school. And you better believe she gave him his money back. However - how does she give back to him his reputation? How does she take away the humiliation? Did she bother to apologize to him. Why, no. Did she bother to tell the class she was mistaken? Of course not. Do we need some kind of degree to figure out why this child doesn’t want to go to this school?By Laura
August 28, 2007 5:39 PM | Link to this
Just a Gramma, I find it very surprising that the teachers would behave that way with your grandchildren. Although I don’t agree with it, the only time I have heard a teacher speak or treat a child negatively is if the child is extremely dirty or smells or if the child’s behavior is very disruptive. If these are not the situation with your grandchildren, you should make a visit to the principal to discuss the teacher’s behavior. Just a teacher: I, too, disagree with your observation. I agree that the tests are poorly written and at times unfair, but the biggest factor here is the lack of involvement by their parents.By J
August 28, 2007 12:31 PM | Link to this
Check it out. From 2002 - A Parental Involvement FactSheet Biggest eye-opener I think… 70% of a child’s life is spent outside of the school setting and outside of teacher influence. http://www.michigan.gov/documents/FinalParentInvolvementFactSheet147327.pdfBy J
August 28, 2007 12:14 PM | Link to this
To Just A Teacher… if you are really a teacher, then you should be well aware of the role that parents play (or don’t play) in the raising of their children in today’s society. I taught for a number of years and was appalled at how few parents bothered to show up for conferences (1 of 17 on one occassion), don’t bother washing their children’s clothes for weeks, don’t even think about giving their kids something to eat before leaving for school (lord knows we give enough free breakfasts and lunches nowadays). I often wondered in my first few months of teaching why my students didn’t come to school with any of their homework completed, or even without a bookbag, pencil, jacket, etc. Then I figured it out one day when I was covering for a Kindergarden class in my same building during naptime. This teacher explained to me that she HAD to give her kindergardners naptime. She found in her many years of teaching that in order for the kids to actually stay awake for the entire day, naptime was a necessity. One day in her early years, she had a little girl come up to her and ask to lay down. When asked why, the little girl replied “Because mommy had a party last night and it was too loud for me to sleep.” Now, do we really want to continue questioning who is responsible for low-ranking schools and kids who aren’t able to make the grade?By Washington Township
August 27, 2007 6:58 PM | Link to this
Remarkable how well some of these rural districts do.By Rick
August 27, 2007 5:14 PM | Link to this
Just a teacher: I strongly disagree with you when you state: “It either shows that the lowest performing students are doing poorly because of the stresses of being poor or that the tests are written in a way that hinders the lowest socio-economic groups.” By and large these kids come from a culture that does not value education and whose parents do not oversee or care about their education. An awful lot come from single parent families.By margo
August 27, 2007 4:51 PM | Link to this
Thanks for posting the list, Scott. Interesting stuff.By Just a Gramma
August 27, 2007 9:41 AM | Link to this
I can’t resist commenting! In response to “It either shows that the lowest performing students are doing poorly because of the stresses of being poor or that the tests are written in a way that hinders the lowest socio-economic groups.” My grandchildren, who live with me, attend a school that’s been rated as ‘excellent’ for the past few years. In my opinion, it’s a bit down the list for me to consider it ‘excellent’. The school is, as you say, generally a higheer socio- economic group of students/families. However - my grandchildren certainly do not fit into that category. We survive on my social security income and child support from a parent. Nonetheless, two of them have been honor-roll students since they started school (elsewhere), and one is on his own roll… but passes all his tests. What I’ve noticed is a distinct difference in how ‘teachers’ respond to these children, and it doesn’t speak well for the teachers. There’s definitely an attitude that needs to be stuffed! The fact is that ‘gramma’ teaches these children more than the teachers do - and that’s a fact. You are welcome to check out the kids’ website to see what they’re learning at home as opposed to what they’re learning in the 6th and 7th grades at school. You’ll find they not only do well at school, but they are learning ‘social responsibility’ as well. Check it out - www.wethreekids.com. They are great kids - but they are treated like crap a lot of the time by teachers. Think it might be because we are nasty lower socio-economic?By School Supporter
August 27, 2007 1:31 AM | Link to this
First, we should thank those teachers who’ve ignored the tactics documented in “Sue First, Teach Later” (google with the quotes; typo fixed). Now, regarding thespis, here are Ohio’s expectations of high school students (Grade Twelve Problem Solving): “Finding points of agreement;” “Attempting to understand the view of others;” “Formulate a position or course of action;” and “Evaluate the consequences of the action taken.” In what districts do high school students evaluate the consequences of electing board of ed members who fail to ensure data is appropriately used in district decisionmaking? How do teacher union locals ensure such candidates do NOT receive their endorsement? Thespis appears to think that asking college graduates to exercise high school competencies is “throw[ing] rotten tomatoes at the public schools” or an unfunded mandate. Finally, Thespis appears to believe that the high school graduates who read this blog are so poorly educated as to be swayed by ad hominems and non sequitors—an example that speaks louder than words.By just a teacher
August 26, 2007 9:58 PM | Link to this
From a cursory review of this data, it seems to me the lowest performing schools are the schools that serve the lowest socio-economic students and the highest performing schools are the highest socio- economic groups. It either shows that the lowest performing students are doing poorly because of the stresses of being poor or that the tests are written in a way that hinders the lowest socio-economic groups. My vote would be the latter supposition. It is evident (to me at least) that the poorer the students are in a particular school the worse the school does on the test.By Thespis
August 26, 2007 9:37 PM | Link to this
“School Supporter” proves exactly the point we are making. The public and the drive-by media thrive on sports-like comparisons and contests. They don’t want to understand the complexities of educating each individual child. Further, “school supporter” won’t even begin to remotely identify him or herself. People love to throw rotten tomatoes at the public schools, but they don’t want any of the responsibilities.By School Supporter
August 26, 2007 5:42 PM | Link to this
Thespis alleges “facilitating public misunderstandings of exactly what is going…” Certainly the public is entitled to the best analyses of report card data available. Are those analyses produced by the DDN and Scott, or do local school board members see analyses that overcome the alleged shortcomings? Perhaps a public records request is in order; if only we knew who to ask and what to ask for! We should thank those teachers who’ve ignored the tactics documented in “Sue First, Teacher Later.”By Oldprof
August 26, 2007 5:24 PM | Link to this
Re: trends—when I run numbers, the average DPS elementary score is 60; for high schools it’s 75. I’d guess the increase is due to dropouts. And Scott—that Urbana school that’s feeding off the bottom is a charter, not a district school.By Thespis
August 26, 2007 12:47 PM | Link to this
Scott Elliot is an excellent reporter for the Dayton Daily News. He avoids tabloid style coverage of the Miami Valley Schools, and he makes an extra-effort to get it right. However, he and the Dayton Daily News are facilitating public misunderstandings of exactly what is going on in Miami Valley schools today. You will want to look at the latest lurid rankings in the Dayton Daily News today. There are several articles. http://thespisjournal.wordpress.com/2007/08/26/public-education-reduced-to-simplistic-statisticsrankings/By School Supporter
August 26, 2007 12:02 PM | Link to this
Sugarcreek provides an interesting example since their elementaries serve narrow grade ranges. It looks as though performance index decreases as grade level increases: 115, 111, 101, 100. This might bode ill for value-added reports. Are there any districts showing the opposite trend?By nice work
August 26, 2007 9:49 AM | Link to this
Nice to see DPS rounding out the bottom and keeping pace with the charter schools. Too bad.