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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Here’s how Miami Valley districts rank for test scores, income
Ohio report cards hold all schools to one standard and make no effort to determine what you might call the “degree of difficulty” for educating each district’s student body. We know from research that wealthier students score higher on average than poorer kids.
If that’s true, shouldn’t districts get extra credit, or at least get noticed, when their kids’ scores compare well with districts that have wealthier families?
That’s the question that prompted this ranking, which looks at where each of the 60 Miami Valley districts rank among 610 Ohio school districts for performance index score, which is the state’s measure of test performance for all students at all grades in each district, and for median income in the school district.
Districts that rank higher for test scores than their rank for income are “overachievers” in my view. Those that rank lower for test scores than for income are “underachievers.”
Here are the ranking numbers. The first number is the district’s state rank out of 610 for test performance. The second number is the rank for median income.
For a list that shows the difference between the two rankings for each district, go to the DDN’s opinion blog here.
Sidney 230, 461
Botkins 26, 417
Versailles 74, 258
Ansonia 263, 440
Fort Loramie 40, 196
Piqua 370, 521
Milton-Union 195, 311
Russia 16, 123
Cedar Cliff 180, 282
Anna 48, 121
Brookville 140, 209
Troy 177, 241
Mississinawa Valley 474, 528
Vandalia-Butler 106, 152
Kettering 148, 182
Greenville 457, 482
Wayne 72, 96
Newton 170, 193
Northridge 580, 597
Covington 320, 336
Kings 43, 58
Miami East 128, 141
Mason 4, 13
Tipp City 76, 80
Oakwood 9, 11
Northmont 101, 103
Hardin-Houston 303, 296
Centerville 48, 34
Arcanum 315, 298
Lebanon 110, 167
Franklin Monroe 186, 167
Dayton 610, 590
Franklin 186, 167
Sugarcreek 51, 22
Mad River 492, 463
Miamisburg 170, 135
Yellow Springs 131, 95
West Carrollton 429, 384
Springboro 60, 9
Trotwood-Madison 591, 539
Beavercreek 79, 24
Fairborn 482, 418
New Lebanon 404, 338
Bethel 135, 68
Valley View 192, 124
Xenia 498, 398
Bradford 538, 419
Little Miami 152, 33
Eaton 412, 280
Twin Valley 416, 269
Tri-Village 525, 375
Greeneview 352, 194
National Trail 556, 397
Fairlawn 507, 346
Preble Shawnee 470, 277
Jefferson Twp. 400, 206
Huber Heights 370, 162
Tri-County North 352, 220
Jackson Center 446, 228
Carlisle 416, 190
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