Mayfield School District Rated 173rd in Ohio

The Ohio Department of Education released a preview of new performance index rankings of school districts and buildings. The was 173rd among the 936 districts that were ranked.

"Performance index is actually one component of the state report card," said Dennis Evans, Ohio Department of Education public information officer. "There are other measures on the report card as well."

He said the performance index scores are different than those on the last report cards because this report used updated data on state testing.

Scores are based on how well each student does on all tested subjects in grades three to eight on Ohio’s Achievement Assessments and on the 10th grade Ohio Graduation Test. Students at all levels – advanced, accelerated, proficient, basic and limited – are included. The percentage of students scoring at each level is calculated and multiplied by the point value assigned to that performance level and the levels are totaled to determine overall score.

"It's a pretty simple formula," Evans said.

Evans stressed that the rankings released so far are preliminary. The final ranking released next year will also incorporate data on the amount of money devoted to classroom instruction and opportunities provided to gifted students.

"Going forward, the ranking will be based on other criteria as well. What we released last week is actually a preview," he said.

Mayfield had a performance index score of 102.1829. The top score was 115.9375.

Susan Beatty, Mayfield City School District director of curriculum, said district officials are pleased to have good scores on the performance index and said they have a goal of moving students at all levels into the next highest category on the state test.

However, she added that state test results are not the only indicator of district performance and said more than one number is needed to get an adequate overall picture.

"It's all one data point, they just look at the data in different ways," Beatty said.

As an example of another measure of success, she said Mayfield has an excellent record of high school graduates going on to college.

Cuyahoga County districts ranking near the top of the state list were Constellation Schools: Outreach Academy (1), Menlo Park Academy (3), Rocky River (6), Solon (8), Chagrin Falls (16) and Brecksville-Broadview Heights (23).

Among nearby communities, Beachwood was 33rd, West Geauga was 56th and South Euclid/Lyndhurst was 584th.

The rankings were also broken down among 3,677 schools, many for which performance index schools were not available. The lowest score was 35.4867 for Life Skills Center of Dayton, which was ranked 3,457th.

Wells Academy, a public elementary school in Steubenville, ranked first with a performance index score of 116.1905. Two Cuyahoga County schools –  Constellation Schools: Outreach Academy and Solon High School – were second and third, respectively.

Mayfield schools, with ranking and score:

• , 627th, 104.0489

• , 914th, 102.3649

• , 972nd, 102.0734

• , 1,191st ,101.0190

• , 1,252nd, 100.6541

• , 1,734th, 98.0908