Local schools vary widely in what percentage of their graduates need remedial coursework as college freshmen.
According to the Ohio Department of Higher Education, the statewide remediation rate dropped for the seventh straight year in 2018-19.
The report also shows a remediation rate for each high school in the state that had at least six students enroll at an Ohio public college. These rates are not a clear proxy for a high school’s academic performance, as they don’t measure the academics of students who attend private colleges, out-of-state colleges or no college.
This list examines only students who attended Ohio public colleges and universities as freshmen in 2018-19. It shows what percentage of freshmen from each high school took remedial (developmental) math or English.
College “remediation rate” for Dayton-area schools
67% — Horizon Science Academy
56% — Middletown Christian
41% — Meadowdale HS, Northridge HS
40% — Ohio Virtual Academy
39% — Trotwood-Madison HS
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38% — Preble Shawnee HS
36% — Fairborn HS
33% — Dayton Business Tech HS
32% — Stivers HS, Ponitz CTC
31% — Belmont HS, DECA
30% — National Trail HS
29% — Ohio Connections Academy
28% — Dunbar HS, Wayne HS, Twin Valley South HS
27% — West Carrollton HS
26% — Northmont HS, Chaminade Julienne HS
25% — Piqua HS
24% — Thurgood Marshall HS
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22% — Tri-County North HS
21% — Stebbins HS
20% — Troy HS, East Dayton Christian
19% — Butler HS, Miamisburg HS, Franklin HS, Waynesville HS
18% — Xenia HS, Greeneview HS
17% — Miami East HS, Newton HS
16% — Beavercreek HS, Lebanon HS, Milton-Union HS, Yellow Springs HS
14% — Fairmont HS, Centerville HS, Bellbrook HS, Bethel HS
13% — Brookville HS, Tippecanoe HS, Alter HS, Dayton Christian
12% — Dayton Regional STEM School, Fenwick HS
11% — Carroll HS, Valley View HS, Eaton HS
10% — Xenia Christian
9% — Carlisle HS
8% — Springboro HS, Spring Valley Academy
7% — Covington HS
5% — Oakwood HS
4% — Dixie HS, Troy Christian
0% — Cedarville HS, Miami Valley School
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How many students were counted?
For context, here is the raw number of first-time freshmen attending Ohio public colleges and universities as freshmen in 2018-19:
394 — Centerville HS
358 — Beavercreek HS
290 — Springboro HS
283 — Fairmont HS
208 — Miamisburg HS
202 — Lebanon HS
194 — Wayne HS
183 — Northmont HS
149 — Ohio Virtual Academy
136 — Troy HS
126 — Stebbins HS
125 — Bellbrook HS
112 — Butler HS
107 — Tippecanoe HS
104 — Carroll HS
99 — Oakwood HS
89 — West Carrollton HS
87 — Ponitz CTC
85 — Piqua HS
83 — Ohio Connections Academy
82 — Xenia HS
78 — Fairborn HS
76 — Valley View HS
74 — Franklin HS
73 — Chaminade Julienne HS
66 — Trotwood-Madison HS
63 — Alter HS
60 — Stivers HS
58 — Waynesville HS
50 — Dayton Regional STEM School
50 — Fenwick HS
48 — Brookville HS
42 — Bethel HS
39 — Greeneview HS
38 — Milton-Union HS
37 — Eaton HS
35 — Miami East HS
35 — Carlisle HS
35 — DECA
32 — Belmont HS
29 — Preble Shawnee HS
29 — Dunbar HS
28 — Dixie HS
27 — Covington HS
27 — Yellow Springs HS
25 — Twin Valley South HS
25 — Thurgood Marshall HS
24 — Dayton Christian
23 — Newton HS
23 — Troy Christian
23 — Tri-County North HS
22 — Northridge HS
21 — Horizon Science Academy
17 — Meadowdale HS
16 — Miami Valley School
12 — Cedarville HS
12 — Spring Valley Academy
10 — Xenia Christian
10 — East Dayton Christian
10 — National Trail HS
9 — Dayton Business Tech HS
9 — Middletown Christian
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