After receiving mixed reviews from the Ohio Department of Education last year, four of the five Athens County school districts improved their state report-card ratings for the past academic year.
Each year, the ODE measures the performance of school districts based on
a variety of data, including student performance on
academic testing and graduation rates.
This year, Alexander Local School District bumped its rating from “effective” to “excellent” this year, and Athens City Schools also improved to “excellent” from its previous grade of “continuous improvement.”
Federal Hocking Local School District made significant improvement, moving to “effective” after being on “academic watch” during the 2009-10 academic year.
In addition, Trimble Local School District climbed up to “effective” from a rating of “continuous improvement” rating last year.
Nelsonville-York City School District was the only district in the county whose rating fell, sliding from “excellent” to “effective.”
The overall improvements in Athens County were mirrored throughout the state and show promise for higher expectations that will arrive in coming years, said State Superintendent Stan Heffner in a news release.
“All Ohioans should be proud of the hard work our students, educators, and parents and guardians have undertaken to improve performance,” Heffner said. “We want to build on the strong academic progress we are making.”
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