Release date: 10/29/2014
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio is recognizing more than 130 schools today for maintaining high academic achievement among their students, including many from economically disadvantaged circumstances that can make learning difficult.
The Ohio Department of Education named 98 Schools of Promise, 48 High Performing Schools of Honor and 27 High Progress Schools of Honor from around the state. Each program has different criteria.
“Education is making a difference, and these teachers, students, leaders and communities are making a difference for the boys and girls in their local schools,” said Dr. Richard A. Ross, superintendent of public instruction. “I’m especially proud of what these schools have achieved during a year when we raised learning standards for students and launched higher accountability measures for schools.”
To qualify as a School of Promise, a building must meet these criteria:
Serve at least 40 percent economically disadvantaged students.
- Eighty percent or more of students in grades that took the 2013-2014 Ohio Achievement Assessments and Ohio Graduation Tests must have rated Proficient in reading and math, including economically disadvantaged and racial subgroups.
- Score an Ohio School Report Card grade of A or B on their Annual Measurable Objective, to narrow performance gaps between student groups.
- Receive an A, B or C on student learning progress through the school year and a grade of A or B on high school graduation rate, if they were high schools.
Find a complete list of Schools of Promise here.
The Schools of Honor initiative builds on the Schools of Promise program, recognizing schools that exceed Schools of Promise criteria. The U.S. Department of Education approved Schools of Honor as part of Ohio’s flexibility waiver request for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 2012.
To be a High Performing School of Honor, a school must:
- Be Title 1 eligible and serve 40 percent or more economically disadvantaged students.
- Have 90 percent or more of all students score Proficient on the Ohio Achievement Assessments and Ohio Graduation Tests over the last five years.
- Have 80 percent of all subgroups including racial and ethnic, economically disadvantaged, students with disabilities and English language learners who are Proficient.
- Show progress in meeting Annual Measureable Objectives, student learning progress and graduation rate over a five-year period.
High Progress Schools of Honor are buildings that have made the greatest five-year gains, although they may still have work to do to achieve at the level of High Performing Schools of Honor.
Find a complete list of High Progress and High Performing Schools of Honor here.