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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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By School Supporter
September 30, 2008 11:46 AM | Link to this
davidss2 writes, “Zelman does what the legislature wants.” Exactly. In civics class we learn to call that “respect for the rule of law” or, more simply, “integrity.” Schools that don’t teach this abdicate their entitlement to public funds.
By davidss2
September 30, 2008 7:46 AM | Link to this
Old prof is right. The knowledge about these factors has been known for a long time> The legislators wanted a system to close down failing schools and that was good> But the legislators set up a narrow system. Trouble is every poor school will want to use the excuse that it’s due to poverty folk who aren’t responsible for their kids that the schools can’t perform. That’s been shown to be wrong. Look at the moves DPS has made in the past 10 years. No small levies. Asked for huge honker of a levy that was due to fail. The state reps are wrong-headed. They are all political rather than serving the people’s needs. Old prof is right. BTW Zelman does what the legislature wants. They don’t want the real data.
By null
September 28, 2008 1:14 AM | Link to this
Hear, hear!!!
By School Supporter
September 27, 2008 12:36 AM | Link to this
Anyone from an ed school care to second OldProf’s comment? Anyone from an ed school hold opinions so spiteful, uninformed and incompetent? I don’t know what it takes to dismiss faculty for cause but college students certainly deserve better than what OldProf has served up here.
By deb
September 26, 2008 5:30 AM | Link to this
old prof - I am standing here giving you a big thumbs up!!!! Couldn’t have said it better!!! John Hustead is NOT an advocate for education - and especially for urban education
By Oldprof
September 25, 2008 8:16 AM | Link to this
The sad thing is that people who allegedly were experts in education—e.g., Susan Tave Zelman—are supposed to know how to do this sort of analysis, and were either too lazy, too stupid, or too corrupt to do it. Our public schools are in trouble not due to teachers or unions, people; they’re in trouble because we’ve not exercised due oversight in electing state representatives and board members who will insist on professionalism. Anyone who wants this low level of performance to stop must resist the habit of voting for people named Husted, Jabobsen, Haverkos, Wick, Fessler, Dixie, et al. It requires healthy leadership at the head to make the body politic well, and ours is on the brink of infirmity.
By Mary
September 25, 2008 8:10 AM | Link to this
Scott, I wish you had pointed out in today’s column/commentary, that all this is based on “minimum” standards and amounts to “artificial” turf when it comes to academics.