How Did Beachwood Schools Do On Controversial State Report Card?

BEACHWOOD, OH — The Ohio Department of Education released its controversial school district report cards last week. The Beachwood Schools again performed well on the assessment, collecting As and Bs up and down the metrics.

The district actually improved slightly on its performance in 2016. The progress grade jumped from a B last year to an A in 2017. The district again did not have to be graded in K-3 literacy because the majority of its young students were on-track for reading assessment.

The full 2017 report card results for Beachwood Schools are below. (To stay up to date on local stories, subscribe to the Patch Beachwood newsletter. As news breaks and the story develops, you will be the first to receive updates from Patch.)

• Achievement: A
  • The Achievement component represents the number of students who passed the state tests and how well they performed on these tests.
• Gap Closing: B
  • The Gap Closing component shows how well schools are meeting the performance expectations for our most vulnerable populations of students in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and graduation.
• Progress: A
  • The Progress component looks closely at the growth that all students are making based on their past performances.
• Graduation Rate: A
  • The Graduation Rate component looks at the percent of students who are successfully finishing high school with a diploma in four or five years.
• Prepared for Success: B
  • Whether training in a technical field or preparing for work or college, the Prepared for Success component looks at how well prepared students are for all future opportunities.

While there has been less criticism of the state report cards in 2017, there have been critiques from some Northeast Ohio superintendents. For instance, Shaker Heights Superintendent Gregory Hutchings said they did a "disservice" to his students. Cleveland Heights-University Heights Superintendent Talisa Dixon said the reports are only one measure of a district, and ignore the unique qualities of each school system.

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