Huron City Schools Ranked No. 1 in County

The Huron City Schools is pleased to announce their Performance Index Score has them ranked in the top 13 percent for the state of Ohio and ranked number one in Erie County.
As noted in the graphs provided, Huron’s Performance Index Score totaled 125, with 1 being the best.  The average score for Erie County is 356 and the average for the Sandusky Bay Conference Schools is 292.
“Our goal is to be in the top 10% of the state,” stated Superintendent Fred Fox.  “We are continually looking at new ideas to help the students and improve our scores.”
New in 2012, The Ohio Department of Education will be launching a new approach for comparing academic performance among school districts and schools across the state of Ohio.  The new scoring system, mandated by House Bill 153 takes effect September 2012, and will allow educators to compare their performance with their peers. 
Per the Ohio Department of Education website, the performance index rewards the achievement of every student, not just those who score proficient or higher. Students were tested and earned points based on how well they did in all subjects in grades 3-8 on Ohio’s Achievement Assessments and on the 10th grade Ohio Graduation Test.
The Ohio Achievement Assessments have five performance levels.  The levels include:   advanced, accelerated, proficient, basic and limited. The percentage of students scoring at each level is calculated and then multiplied by the point value.  From there it is assigned to that performance level.  The points earned for each performance level are totaled to determine each school’s Performance Index Score.