Woodridge Local Schools Rated Excellent by State

Woodridge Local Schools began the new school year with news that the district is rated Excellent in the Ohio Department of Education. 

“Once again, the Woodridge Local School District has achieved the Excellent rating on the local report card,” said Superintendent Walter Davis said in an email. “We are proud of the long tradition of excellence that our district has enjoyed and continue to strive to provide the very best educational programming for each of our students.   

“Our focus remains, however, on efforts aimed at regaining the ‘with distinction’ label, Ohio’s highest rating. With that as our collective goal, we are beginning implementation of a response to intervention program of remediation and enrichment which will get us there. The entire Woodridge community should be proud of its schools. As our district vision statement outlines, we remain focused on excellence, guiding our youth, planning for the future, and learning for a lifetime.”

Highlights from this year's report card:

• Woodridge met 24 out of 26 indicators, falling short in eighth-grade math and science. 

• Performance Index was 100.8 out of a possible 120 points. 

• Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) was met, and Value-Added Measure was met. 

• Attendance rate was 95.6 percent, compared to 95.4 percent for "similar" districts, and 94.5 percent in the state. 

• Graduation rate was 97 percent compared to 96.2 percent for similar districts and 84.2 percent for the state.

The State Indicators are based on state assessments, attendance and graduation rates. 

The ratings available for school districts are Excellent with Distinction; Excellent; Effective; Continuous Improvement; Academic Watch; and Academic Emergency.

For more information see you need to know about district report cards, go to reportcard.ohio.gov.