Ohio Report Card Highlights 2010-11 Report Card Indicators Report Card Rating PI Graduation Rate Class of 2009 (Continued on back) Cincinnati Public Schools leads Ohio’s eight large-city school districts in academic performance. Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Toledo Youngstown 5 5 10 1 5 2 5 2 84.5 84 87.3 75.7 81.8 75.9 83.1 73.7 CI CI EF AW CI CI CI AW 76.4% 80.1% 81.9% 62.8% 77.6% 84.4% 80.5% 67.8% PI = Performance Index Score (overall gains in all tests in all subjects) EF= Effective CI = Continuous Improvement AW = Academic Watch AE = Academic Emergency • 8 th - grade reading — 76.2% • 10 th - grade reading — 85.1% • 10 th - grade mathematics — 78.7% • 10 th - grade writing — 87.4% • 10 th - grade social studies — 78.3% • 11 th - grade reading — 93.5% • 11 th - grade mathematics — 88.1% • 11 th - grade writing — 93.5% • 11 th - grade social studies — 87.8% • Attendance rate — 95.8% Cincinnati Public Schools continued its academic growth in 2010-11 and maintained its Effective rating from the Ohio Department of Education. Cincinnati is Ohio’s highest-rated urban district, for the second year in a row. • Keeping its high Effective rating despite changes at state level that raised the bar • Improving student scores on all 24 tests over eight grade levels by average of 5% • Raising its Performance Index (PI) score to 87.3 — CPS’ highest score ever (PI = a composite score of gains on all state tests at all grade levels) • Making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for seven of eight groups of students • Moving more schools up into higher Report Card ratings 42% of schools jumped to higher ratings 82% of schools now rated Excellent (10 schools), Effective (10 schools) or in Continuous Improvement (27 schools) • Earning as a district “Above Expected Growth” in the Value-Added Measure three years in a row, reflecting academic progress since previous school year Grades 5, 6, 7 and 8 Reading — Above expected growth Grades 5, 6 and 8 Mathematics — Above expected growth Grade 7 Mathematics — Met expected growth • Earning 10 indicators — up from 7 in 2009-10 (An indicator is the state’s benchmark for proficiency.) • Maintaining a high districtwide graduation rate — 81.9% (Class of 2010)