CH-UH Schools Get 'D' On State Report Card

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH — The controversial state report cards grading each school system in the state were released Thursday. The Cleveland Heights-University Heights City Schools receive an overall grade of "D."

“While we’re pleased to see some upward trends on the report card, and recognize that we still have areas in which we must apply further efforts for the sake of our students’ success, this report card does not tell our complete story,” said CH-UH Superintendent Elizabeth Kirby.

Districts are graded on six components and on student performance on state assessments administered to students in grades 3-12.

Cleveland Heights-University Heights received the following grades on each section of the report card:

• Achievement — D
• Progress — F
• Gap closing — C
• Graduation rate — C
• Improving at-risk K-3 readers — C
• Prepared for success — F

“The report card is one measure of our district. It is a measure of one moment in time for our students. And it is not a holistic determination of our district’s value to students and families. Our community knows this. Our graduates know this. I believe even the state knows this, too,” Kirby added.

Those grades can be compared to the district's performance in 2018:

• Achievement: D
• Progress: D
• Gap Closing: B
• Graduation Rate: C
• Improving At-risk Readers: NR
• Preparation for Success: F

The "Gap closing" metric shows a school system's ability to serve "vulnerable" students in English, language arts, math, graduation, and English language proficiency.

State officials said performances on the report cards improved statewide.

"This year's report cards show continuous improvement is ongoing and that, across Ohio, we are getting better and better at challenging, preparing and empowering each child," said Paolo DeMaria, superintendent of public instruction