Ohio s Race to the Top Dropout Tracking Report

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1 Ohio s the Top Dropout Tracking Report An analysis of dropout problem schools in Ohio s six the Top regions

2 Funding for this report was provided by the Ohio Department of Education. The Ohio Education Research Center would like to thank the following individuals who helped make this research possible: Project Team Joshua D. Hawley*, Ohio Education Research Center/The Ohio State University Melanie Kortyka, Community Research Partners Lauren Porter, Ohio Education Research Center Aaron Schill, Community Research Partners Jay Zagorsky, The Ohio State University Center for Human Resources Research Special thanks to Heather Boughton, Maggie Niedzwiecki, and Matt Cohen from the Ohio Department of Education, for their work in obtaining data for this report. Questions regarding this report should be directed to Dr. Hawley at: or (614)

3 Ohio s the Top Dropout Tracking Report An analysis of dropout problem schools in Ohio s six the Top regions September 2013

4 The Ohio Educa on Research Center (OERC) is a COLLABORATIVE of Ohio based researchers from six universi es (Case Western Reserve University, Miami University, Ohio University, The Ohio State University, University of Cincinna, and Wright State University) and four research ins tu ons (Ba elle, Ba elle for Kids, Community Research Partners and Strategic Research Group) The founding partners coordinate the work of the OERC through the Governance Commi ee and three standing commi ees (Research Agenda; Data; and Outreach). Membership includes key par cipants from State of Ohio agencies and partner organiza ons. Administra vely, the OERC reports to the State of Ohio through the Policy Council. The OERC is headquartered at The Ohio State University. The MISSION of the OERC is to develop and implement a statewide, preschool through workforce research agenda addressing cri cal issues of educa on prac ce and policy. The OERC iden fies and shares successful prac ces; responds to the needs of Ohio s educators and policymakers; and signals emerging trends. The OERC communicates its findings broadly, through mul ple pla orms and networks, producing materials, products and tools to improve educa onal prac ce, policy and outcomes. The VISION of the OERC is to be the source for cu ng edge knowledge and resources regarding educa on and training for Ohio s educators, policymakers and community leaders crea ng a dynamic cycle of research and prac ce where the needs of prac oners drive the research agenda and high quality research has a rapid impact upon prac ce in the field. Core FUNDING for the OERC is provided by the Ohio Department of Educa on. Addi onal funding comes from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services in collabora on with the Ohio Board of Regents. Making Research Work for Educa on [email protected]

5 Table of Contents Introduction... 6 Urban Region...10 Northwest Region...14 Northeast Region Central Region Southwest Region Southeast Region...22 Conclusions and Next Steps...24 Appendix... 26

6 Introduction School dropouts are a national problem, as dropouts earn less, are more likely to become incarcerated, and are more likely to experience teen pregnancy. Fortunately, the national dropout rate has been falling over time. Figure 1 shows the national dropout rate, which is the percentage of 16- through 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in school and have not earned either a high school diploma or General Educational Development certificate (GED). In 1990 over 12% of people in their late teens and early 20s were dropouts; however, by the figure had dropped to 7.4%. Figure1: U.S. Dropout Rate among Year Olds Figure2: Ohio 8th-12th Grade Dropout Rate 5.0% 4.5% 4.0% 3.5% 3.0% 2.5% 2.0% Figure 2 shows the percentage of Ohio students from 8th to 12th grade who drop out each year. Because the definition is different than what is used in Figure 1, the percentages are not directly comparable. Nevertheless, Figure 2 suggests Ohio is not seeing the same downward trend in dropouts that exists nationally. Instead, Ohio s dropout rate, except for a sharp jump in 2007 is roughly constant at slightly more than 3% of students. Recognizing the consequences dropping out has on youth and the community, and Ohio s struggles to match the national trend of consistently lowering the dropout rate, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) is seeking to better understand the state s dropout problem with the goal of developing tools to more effectively reduce student dropouts. In order to address the problem, it is first necessary to understand the magnitude and extent of school dropouts in districts and buildings across the state. By evaluating which districts and buildings are having the most (and least) success reducing student dropouts, it becomes possible to identify characteristics and trends that may help to inform future strategies. This report presents data from the State of Ohio s Education Management Information System (EMIS) on student dropouts over a five year period (2006-) for all public high schools in Ohio. This includes traditional schools as well as community schools. The report presents an overview of dropout conditions across the entire state then provides a more detailed look at each of Ohio s six the Top (RttT) regions. With the data analyzed for this report it is possible to draw conclusions about where, and to what extent, student dropouts are occurring. However, information about the students themselves was not included; this precludes any insight into the individual characteristics most linked to student dropouts. The report concludes with some general analysis of aggregated statewide dropout data by economic status, disability, and race. However, it also emphasizes the need for further study comparing high and low dropout schools with social, economic, academic, and behavioral characteristics of students in order to identify those students who are most at risk for dropping out. 6 Ohio s the Top

7 Defining Before exploring the extent to which there are dropout problems in schools and districts across the state, it is important to understand how ODE defines a dropout and how that differs from the national definition described on Page 4. Students in Ohio s public school system are classified as dropouts if they: 1. Withdrew due to truancy or nonattendance 2. Left school to pursue employment 3. Left school when they were over 18 years old 4. Moved to another area and are not known to be continuing their schooling 5. Completed course requirements, but did not pass all portions of Ohio s Graduation Test Students who exit the public school system but go elsewhere (e.g. move to a private school or are incarcerated) are not intended to be counted as dropouts. However, not all school administrators receive proper notification of the student s destination. This means that some students who leave but continue to receive education in a different setting are considered dropouts when in fact they are not. School Designations In the tables and maps throughout this report, several school designations are referenced. These designations are determined by ODE based on school performance or participation in specific programs. The following designations are included in the report: the Top (RttT): RttT is a federal program designed to improve test scores and graduation rates. This designation indicates that a school was participating in Ohio s RttT grant as of April 2013, when the data was published. Dropout Recovery School: These schools have a waiver from ODE that qualifies some students for graduation from high school by successfully completing a competency-based instructional program instead of completing the Ohio Core curriculum. Only community schools may be granted Dropout Recovery status. Prior to July 1, 2014, Dropout Recovery schools could not be closed. After this date schools which do not meet ODE standards for two out of the three most recent school years will be closed (HB 555). Priority Schools: These schools are among the five percent lowest performing schools. All schools designated as Dropout Recovery, Alert or Focus schools are excluded from this designation. Focus Schools: These are schools with significant achievement gaps in performance or graduation rates. Any school designated as a Dropout Recovery, Priority, or Alert school is excluded from this designation. Alert Schools: These schools are among the sixth through tenth percent lowest performing schools. Any school designated as a Dropout Recovery, Priority or Focus school is excluded from this designation. Dropout Tracking Report 7

8 Introduction Measuring the Dropout Problem There is significant diversity in the size, density, and character of Ohio s six RttT regions; this is magnified at the individual district and building level. This diversity presents challenges when seeking to understand dropout issues across the state and particularly when attempting to identify schools that have a dropout problem. To help normalize for the variation and allow for comparisons between schools, three different indicators were developed to identify schools with a dropout problem. The first measure tracks the absolute number of dropouts for the latest school year available,. This is the most basic indicator, but it provides valuable understanding of those schools that are experiencing the largest sheer volume of student dropouts. Addressing issues at the worst performing schools for this measure may present the best opportunity to dramatically reduce the number of dropouts in the state. The second measure tracks the percentage of dropouts, or dropout rate, for schools. This measure divides the total dropouts by the student headcount data provided for each school. Smaller schools with disproportionately high student dropouts may indicate a problem despite relatively low total numbers of dropouts. Alternatively, schools with a very low dropout rate may provide insight into particular programs or practices that can successfully be implemented in other schools to reduce dropout problems. The third measure tracks the trend in dropouts for the five year period from 2006 to. A linear regression was calculated for schools using the number of dropouts from each year. The regression s slope coefficient shows whether the number of dropouts at a school is rising, falling, or constant over time. For example, a trend coefficient of -5 means that the school is experiencing a trend of five fewer dropouts each year, while a coefficient of +5 indicates an average increase of five dropouts over the previous year. By providing trend information, this measure adds a predictive element to the analysis. It should be noted, however, that a significant increase or decrease in dropouts in a single year can significantly affect the trend measure. For the total dropout and dropout rate measures, schools falling in the 20th percentile were identified as having a problem in that given measure. For the trend measure, any school with a +3 or greater was noted as having a problem in that measure. Using this system, schools received a score of 0 (best) to 3 (worst) depending on how many problem measures were identified for that school. Statewide Summary Data From 2006-, Ohio s traditional and community schools experienced a total of 112,610 dropouts. Over half of the schools in Ohio (53%) participate in RttT. However, RttT schools accounted for 67.7% of dropouts from Over the five year period from 2006-, 15.5% of traditional public schools in Ohio had fewer than ten dropouts; 62.7% averaged fewer than 10 dropouts per year (fewer than 50 total). 23 schools experienced 1,000 or more dropouts each from These schools account for over 40% of all dropouts in the state. Community schools accounted for 4.6% of all public school students in, but 56.6% of student dropouts. In, the dropout rate for all public schools was 3.9%, for traditional schools it was 1.8%, for community schools it was 47.7%, and for schools participating in RttT it was 5.0%. 8 Ohio s the Top

9 Figure3: Number of Dropout Problem Buildings for Ohio Public School Districts School Buildings RttT Districts by Region Non-RttT Districts by Region Table1: 5 Poorest Performing Districts for Public School District Dropout Problem Buildings Cleveland Municipal City 18 Cincinnati City 16 Akron City 8 Columbus City 8 Toledo City 5 Urban Northwest Northeast Central Southwest Southeast Urban Northwest Northeast Central Southwest Southeast Dropout Tracking Report 9

10 Urban Region The Urban Region is comprised of six of the largest public school districts in the State of Ohio. The region as a whole contains 8.3% of the traditional public school students in the state, but accounts for 37.5% of traditional public school dropouts. Of the 86 traditional public schools in the Urban Region, 58 (67.4%) had a dropout problem for at least one of the variables measured. With over 1,600 dropouts in Cleveland Municipal SD accounted for 16.4% of all public school dropouts. Students in Ohio s six urban districts are 6.6 times more likely to drop out than public school students in the rest of the state. Columbus City Schools had the lowest dropout rate among the six urban districts in at 2.2%. Dayton City Schools had the next lowest rate at 3.0%, followed by Akron City Schools at 6.2%, Toledo City Schools at 7.8%, Cincinnati City Schools at 9.6%, and Cleveland City Schools at 16.5%. Table2: Traditional Public Schools With Most Significant Dropout Problems the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout Percentage Dropout Trend John Adams High School Cleveland Municipal City Yes Focus % East Technical High School Cleveland Municipal City Yes Priority % Virtual High School Cincinnati City Yes Priority % Woodward Career Technical High School Cincinnati City Yes Priority % Akron Alternative Academy Akron City Yes % Aiken College and Career High School Cincinnati City Yes Alert % Waite High School Toledo City Yes % Woodward High School Toledo City Yes Priority % Withrow International High School Cincinnati City Yes % Rogers High School Toledo City Yes Alert % Bowsher High School Toledo City Yes % Carl F Shuler Cleveland Municipal City Yes % Western Hills University High School Cincinnati City Yes % Gilbert A. Dater High School Cincinnati City Yes % The School of One Cleveland Municipal City Yes Priority % Meadowdale High School Dayton City Yes Priority % Hughes STEM High School Cincinnati City Yes % Clark Montessori High School Cincinnati City Yes % Lincoln-West High School Cleveland Municipal City Yes Priority % Glenville High School Cleveland Municipal City Yes Priority % Ohio s the Top

11 Community Result: Youth graduate from high school well-prepared for additional learning and productive careers. Figure4: Urban Region Dropout Problem Traditional Public Schools Toledo City School District Toledo City School District Dayton City School District Dayton City School District Cleveland Municipal School District Cleveland Municipal School District Columbus City School District Columbus City School District Akron City School District Akron City School District Cincinnati City School District Cincinnati City School District Public Schools Priority School Focus School Priority Alert School Focus No Designation School Alert School No Designation Dropout Tracking Report 11

12 Urban Region Students at community schools located in the Urban Region are at the highest risk of dropping out compared to the rest of the state. After comparing the 66 community schools located within urban districts, it is clear that the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow strongly influences the dropout numbers of this region. Reducing dropouts at this one school could improve the problem significantly. The student headcount and droput numbers for this region are particularly high due to the presence of several statewide virtual schools. However, as the data does not specifically identify these statewide schools, it is not possible to eliminate them from the Urban Region. With over 45,000 students dropping out from 2006-, community schools in the Urban Region account for 75% of the state s community school dropouts during that five year period. 8 out of 10 community schools with the largest number of dropouts in are in the Urban Region. The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow had over 13,000 dropouts from 2006-, which comprises by itself 21.5% of Ohio s community school dropouts. The eight Life Skills Centers in the Urban Region had over 12,000 dropouts from 2006-, which accounts for an additional 20.3% of dropouts from Ohio s community schools. 16 of the 66 urban community schools (24%) had greater than 1,000 dropouts from Table3: Community Schools With Most Significant Dropout Problems the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout Percentage Dropout Trend Electronic Classroom Of Tomorrow Yes Priority 5,468 2, % Promise Academy No Dropout Recovery % Virtual Community School Of Ohio Yes Priority % Focus Learning Academy of Southwest Columbus Yes Dropout Recovery % Life Skills Of Northeast Ohio Yes Dropout Recovery % Life Skills Center of Columbus Southeast No Dropout Recovery % Life Skills Center of Dayton Yes Dropout Recovery % Life Skills Center Of Hamilton County Yes Dropout Recovery % Towpath Trail High School No Dropout Recovery % Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus Yes Dropout Recovery % Akron Digital Academy Yes Dropout Recovery % Glass City Academy No Dropout Recovery % Ohio Connections Academy, Inc Yes % Life Skills Center of North Akron Yes Dropout Recovery % Mound Street Health Careers Academy Yes Dropout Recovery % Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership No Dropout Recovery % Academic Acceleration Academy No Dropout Recovery % Dohn Community No Dropout Recovery % Mound Street IT Careers Academy Yes Dropout Recovery % Mound Street Military Careers Academy Yes Dropout Recovery % Ohio s the Top

13 Community Result: Youth graduate from high school well-prepared for additional learning and productive careers. Figure5: Urban Region Dropout Problem Community Schools Toledo City School District Toledo City School District Cleveland Municipal School District Cleveland Municipal School District Akron City School District Akron City School District Dayton City School District Dayton City School District Columbus City School District Columbus City School District Cincinnati City School District Cincinnati City School District Community Schools Priority School Priority Focus School Focus Dropout School Recovery School Dropout No Designation Recovery School No Designation Dropout Tracking Report 13

14 Northwest Region Although the Northwest Region covers nearly one-quarter of the state, it has the smallest population of students, representing 13% of Ohio students. While a lower number of dropouts is to be expected with fewer students, the low dropout rate is something to note for the Northwest Region. In, the region s traditional and community schools had the lowest dropout rates of any region in the state, at 1% and 15.2% respectively. Interestingly, the Northwest Region also has the highest percentage of students in community schools aside from the Urban Region (which as previously noted contains several very large statewide virtual schools). Traditional public schools in the Northwest Region experienced fewer than 5,000 dropouts over the 5 year period, which represents onlyabout 9% of the statewide total. The Northwest Region had the highest number of schools (10) with zero or one dropout from The Ohio Virtual Academy (a statewide virtual school) accounts for two-thirds of dropouts from community schools in the region from The remaining community schools had fewer than 500 dropouts combined during this period. Table4: Traditional Public Schools With Most Significant Dropout Problems the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout Percentage Dropout Trend Whitmer High School Washington Local No 1, % Sandusky High School Sandusky City No Alert % Lima Alternative Lima City No % Progressive Academy Lima City No Priority % Fremont Ross High School Fremont City Yes 1, % Findlay High School Findlay City Yes 1, % Fostoria Junior/Senior High School Fostoria City No Alert % Norwalk High School Norwalk City No % Columbian High School Tiffin City No % Springfield High School Springfield Local No 1, % Table5: Community Schools With Most Significant Dropout Problems the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout Percentage Dropout Trend Ohio Virtual Academy Yes Priority 2, % Eagle Learning Center No Dropout Recovery % West Central Learning Academy II Yes Priority % Findlay Digital Academy No Dropout Recovery % Auglaize County Educational Academy Yes Dropout Recovery % Bridges Community Academy Yes % LifeLinks Community School No Dropout Recovery % North Central Academy-Fremont No % Ohio s the Top

15 Community Result: Youth graduate from high school well-prepared for additional learning and productive careers. Figure6: Northwest Region Dropout Problem Schools Ohio Virtual Academy Eagle Learning Center West Central Learning Academy II Public Schools Priority School Alert School No Designation Community Schools Priority School Dropout Recovery School No Designation RttT District Non-RttT District Note: Schools that have a dropout score of 3 are labeled on the map Dropout Tracking Report 15

16 Northeast Region Although it is the smallest RttT region geographically, the Northeast had the largest total student population in. It also had the second largest percentage of students attending traditional public schools (98.9%). This region contains two of the six Urban districts and is considerably more urbanized than the other RttT regions. The traditional public school districts located in Cuyahoga County account for over 42% of all traditional school dropouts in the region. Additionally, nearly half (45.7%) of the dropout problem schools are located in Cuyahoga County. Despite having only one high school, with over 600 dropouts in five years and 154 dropouts in alone, East Cleveland Public Schools has the highest number of dropouts of all public school districts in the Northeast Region. 11 (7.6%) traditional public schools within the Northeast Region had five or fewer dropouts from The Life Skills Centers of Youngstown, Trumbull County, and Elyria account for over 90% of the community school dropouts for the Northeast Region from Table6: Traditional Public Schools With Most Significant Dropout Problems the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout Percentage Dropout Trend Shaw High School East Cleveland City Yes Priority 1, % Maple Heights High School Maple Heights City Yes 1, % Harvey High School Painesville City Local Yes % Academic Enrichment Academy Lorain City Yes Priority % Bedford High School Bedford City No 1, % Warrensville Heights High School Warrensville Heights City No Focus % New Beginnings Lorain City Yes Priority % Warren G Harding High School Warren City No 1, % Mentor High School Mentor Exempted Yes 2, % Lorain High School Lorain City Yes 1, % Table7: Community Schools With Most Significant Dropout Problems the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout Percentage Dropout Trend Life Skills Ctr Of Youngstown Yes Dropout Recovery % Life Skills Of Trumbull County No Dropout Recovery % Life Skills Center of Elyria No Dropout Recovery % Lakewood City Academy No Dropout Recovery % Mahoning Valley Opportunity Center No Dropout Recovery % Schnee Learning Center No Dropout Recovery % Summit Academy Secondary - Youngstown No % Summit Academy Secondary - Lorain No % Summit Academy Community School-Parma No % Mahoning County High School Yes Dropout Recovery % Ohio s the Top

17 Community Result: Youth graduate from high school well-prepared for additional learning and productive careers. Figure7: Northeast Region Dropout Problem Schools Shaw High School Harvey High School New Beginnings Academic Enrichment Academy Warrensville Heights High School Maple Heights High School Bedford High School Life Skills of Trumbull County Life Skills of Youngstown Public Schools Priority School Focus School No Designation Community Schools Dropout Recovery School No Designation RttT District Non-RttT District Note: Schools that have a dropout score of 3 are labeled on the map Dropout Tracking Report 17

18 Central Region The Central Region is not only geographically located in the middle of the state, but it also falls in the middle in terms of dropout numbers and rates for both traditional and community schools. As seen in other counties containing one of the Urban Region districts, significant dropout concentrations can be seen in Franklin County. Franklin County accounts for over 33% of the traditional public school dropouts in the Central Region. With nearly 900 dropouts, public schools within the South-Western City School District accounted for a little over 12% of the dropouts for the Central Region from Life Skills Center-Springfield is the highest performing Life Skills Center in the state, based on total dropouts from and dropout rate in. However, having one of the highest dropout rates for Community Schools, it still accounts for over 15% of community school dropouts in the Central Region from Table8: Traditional Public Schools With Most Significant Dropout Problems the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout Percentage Dropout Trend Springfield High School Springfield City Yes 1, % Mansfield Senior High School Mansfield City No % Franklin Heights High School South-Western City No Alert 1, % Keifer Academy Springfield City Yes Priority % Grove City High School South-Western City No 1, % Rutherford B Hayes High School Delaware City Yes Alert 1, % Teays Valley High School Teays Valley Local No 1, % Pickerington High School North Pickerington Local Yes 1, % Watkins Memorial High School Southwest Licking Local Yes 1, % Mansfield Integrated Learning Center, Hedges Campus Mansfield City No Priority % Table9: Community Schools With Most Significant Dropout Problems the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout Percentage Dropout Trend Treca Digital Academy Yes Dropout Recovery 1, % London Academy No Dropout Recovery % Cruiser Academy No Dropout Recovery % Newark Digital Academy No Dropout Recovery/ Priority % Marion City Digital Academy No Dropout Recovery % Goal Digital Academy Yes Dropout Recovery % Rushmore Academy No Dropout Recovery % Rittman Academy No Dropout Recovery % Ashland County Community Academy No % Everest High School No Dropout Recovery % Ohio s the Top

19 Community Result: Youth graduate from high school well-prepared for additional learning and productive careers. Figure8: Central Region Dropout Problem Schools Ashland County Community Academy Rittman Academy Goal Digital Academy Marion City Digital Academy & Rushmore Academy Treca Digital Academy Springfield High School Newark Digital Academy London Academy Everest High School Cruiser Academy Public Schools Priority School Alert School No Designation Community Schools Dropout Recovery/Priority School Dropout Recovery School No Designation RttT District Non-RttT District Note: Schools that have a dropout score of 3 are labeled on the map Dropout Tracking Report 19

20 Southwest Region The Southwest Region comprises a significant amount of the state and has the second highest headcount compared to other regions in Ohio. Despite the large number of students in the region, the Southwest has the fewest students enrolled in community schools. Overall, the region has an average dropout rate compared to other areas of Ohio, and dropouts seem to be evenly distributed with no traditional school or district exhibiting disproportionately high dropout numbers or rates. Hamilton County accounted for 16.2% of dropouts and 17.7% of all students in traditional schools in the Southwest Region in. Unlike other counties containing one of the six urban districts, the non-urban districts in Hamilton County perform better than their region as a whole. Middletown City Schools was the district with the highest number of dropouts in the Southwest Region from 2006-, yet it only accounts for 4.9% of the public school dropouts in the region during that time. This further illustrates the even distribution of dropouts across this region. 83% of traditional schools in the Southwest Region had fewer than 100 total dropouts from With over 1,200 dropouts, the Life Skills Center-Middletown accounts for nearly 65% of the community school dropouts in the Southwest Region from Table10: Traditional Public Schools With Most Significant Dropout Problems the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout Percentage Dropout Trend Stebbins High School Mad River Local Yes 1, % Winton Woods High School Winton Woods City Yes Alert 1, % Waverly High School Waverly City No % Princeton High School Princeton City Yes 1, % Wilmington High School Wilmington City Yes % Western High School Western Local No % Felicity-Franklin Local High School Felicity-Franklin Local No % Middletown High School Middletown City Yes 1, % Wayne High School Huber Heights City Yes 2, % Edgewood High School Edgewood City No 1, % Table11: Community Schools With Most Significant Dropout Problems the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout Percentage Dropout Trend Life Skills Center-Middletown No Dropout Recovery % Greater Ohio Virtual School No Dropout Recovery % Fairborn Digital Academy Yes Dropout Recovery % General Chappie James Leadership Academy No Dropout Recovery % Miamisburg Secondary Academy Yes Dropout Recovery % Ohio s the Top

21 Community Result: Youth graduate from high school well-prepared for additional learning and productive careers. Figure9: Southwest Region Dropout Problem Schools Stebbins High School Greater Ohio Virtual School Life Skills Center - Middletown Public Schools Community Schools Focus School Dropout Recovery School RttT District Alert School Non-RttT District No Focus Designation School Note: Schools Dropout that Recovery have a dropout School score of 3 RttT are labeled District on the map Alert School Non-RttT District Dropout Tracking No Designation Report 21

22 Southeast Region The Southeast Region represents the largest portion of the state and the most districts. This region is toward the lower end of student population for both traditional and community schools. Combined with the number of districts in the region, this indicates many low population schools. With the exception of Stark County, which makes up nearly onequarter of the region s student population, much of the Southeast Region is rural in character. With 175 dropouts in, the Canton City SD accounts for 16% of the public school dropouts in the Southeast Region. 91% of traditional schools in the Southeast Region had fewer than 100 total dropouts from The Southeast region appears to generally have the most stable community schools among the six regions. It had the second lowest dropout number and rate in, and it had a substantially lower average number of dropouts per building (35.1) than any other region (next closest was 52.9 in the Southwest Region). Table12: Traditional Public Schools With Most Significant Dropout Problems the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout Percentage Dropout Trend Canton City Digital Academy Canton City No Priority % Choices Alternative School Canton City No Priority % Timken High School Canton City No % Meigs High School Meigs Local Yes % Bellaire High School Bellaire Local No % McKinley High School Canton City No Alert 1, % Washington High School Massillon City No 1, % GlenOak High School Plain Local Yes 1, % Alliance High School Alliance City No % Lancaster High School Lancaster City No 1, % Table13: Community Schools With Most Significant Dropout Problems the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout Percentage Dropout Trend Life Skills Center of Canton No Priority % Quaker Digital Academy No Dropout Recovery % Center for Student Achievement No Dropout Recovery % Massillon Digital Academy, Inc No Dropout Recovery % Buckeye OnLine School for Success Yes Focus % Project Rebuild Community School No Dropout Recovery % Foxfire High School Yes Dropout Recovery % Lancaster Digital Academy No Dropout Recovery % Lakeland Academy Community School No % Coshocton Opportunity School No Dropout Recovery % Ohio s the Top

23 Community Result: Youth graduate from high school well-prepared for additional learning and productive careers. Figure10: Southeast Region Dropout Problem Schools Life Skills Center of Canton Canton City Digital Academy Massillon Digital Academy, Inc Quaker Digital Academy Center for Student Achievement Note: Schools that have a dropout score of 3 are labeled on the map Public Schools Priority School Alert School No Designation RttT District Community Schools Priority School Focus School Dropout Recovery School No Designation Non-RttT District Dropout Tracking Report 23

24 Conclusions and Next Steps What Types of Students Are Dropping Out? This report indicates where students across Ohio are dropping out, but further analysis is needed on the student level to understand what kinds of students are dropping out of Ohio s high schools. Figure 11 tracks the number of students who drop out by grade in Ohio based on their economic status. Students are flagged as economically disadvantaged if they meet one of the following four criteria; 1. The student is eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch. 2. Living in a home where another person is eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch. 3. The student, their parents or their guardians are receiving public assistance. 4. Have filled out a Title I student income form and meet the Title I guidelines. Figure 11, shows that economic factors start off as important, since most of the dropouts in 9th grade are economically disadvantaged. However, economic factors become less important over time. Slightly more of the dropouts in 12th grade are not disadvantaged than have economic hardship. Figure11: Student by Economic Status, 6,000 Not Economically Disadvantaged Economically Disadvantaged 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 Figure12: Student by Disability Status, 7,000 Not Disabled Disabled 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1, th 9th 10th 11th 12th 0 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th Figure 12 tracks the number of students who drop out by grade in Ohio based on their disability status. Students are flagged as disabled if they have a cognitive or developmental disability; a serious emotional disturbance; or a hearing, speech, language, or visual impairment. However from 9th to 12th grade roughly 1,000 disabled students drop out of Ohio s schools each year. Figure 13 tracks the number of students who drop out by grade in Ohio based on their race. Students are divided into four categories: Black-Non-Hispanic; Hispanic, Native American/Multiracial; and White Non-Hispanic. The figure shows the majority of dropouts in 9th grade are black but by 12th grade the majority of dropouts are white. There are relatively few Hispanic, Native American and Multiracial dropouts in all five grades. 24 Ohio s the Top

25 Figure13: Student by Race, Black, Non-Hispanic Hispanic Native American/Multiracial White, Non-Hispanic th 9th 10th 11th 12th Next Steps More research is needed to identify students at risk of dropping out, specifically in the beginning of high school. Figures show a large number of students dropping out in the 9th grade, as well as in the 12th grade. A tool that can be used for early identification of students at-risk for dropping out is an Early Warning System (EWS). Employed by many states, including Louisiana, Virginia and Arkansas, the EWS identifies at-risk students who can then receive targeted interventions before the decision is made to drop out, in turn curbing dropout rates. Using longitudinal data from school records, indicators measured by the EWS typically include attendance, behavior referrals, and academic performance on standardized tests or classroom assessments. Additional research is also warranted in the area of student mobility. Schools with high dropout rates, such as the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, may be the final school attended before a student drops out, but there is particular interest in studying where students were enrolled prior to moving to this last stop school and ultimately dropping out. Data collected for an EWS would include student mobility data that could be used for this purpose. Although not a major indicator of dropout risk, states using EWSs often consider student mobility, or the number of school moves a student makes, when considering their dropout risk. Dropout Tracking Report 25

26 Appendix Detailed Dropout Tables by the Top Region 26 Ohio s the Top

27 Urban Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Returns Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Aiken College and Career High School Cincinnati City Yes Alert % Akron Alternative Academy Akron City Yes % Alum Crest High School Columbus City Yes Priority % Beechcroft High School Columbus City Yes Alert % Belmont High School Dayton City Yes Priority % Bowsher High School Toledo City Yes 1, % Briggs High School Columbus City Yes Focus % Brookhaven High School Columbus City Yes Focus % Buchtel High School Akron City Yes Priority % Carl F Shuler Cleveland Municipal City Yes % Centennial High School Columbus City Yes % Clark Montessori High School Cincinnati City Yes % Cleveland School Of The Arts High School Cleveland Municipal City Yes % Collinwood High School Cleveland Municipal City Yes Priority % Columbus Africentric Early College Columbus City Yes % Columbus Alternative High School Columbus City Yes % COLUMBUS GLOBAL ACADEMY Columbus City Yes Priority % David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center Dayton City Yes % Design Jane Addams Cleveland Municipal City Yes % Dunbar High School Dayton City Yes Priority % East Community Learning Center Akron City Yes Focus % East High School Columbus City Yes Focus % East Technical High School Cleveland Municipal City Yes Priority % Eastmoor Academy Columbus City Yes % Ellet High School Akron City Yes % Firestone High School Akron City Yes 1, % Fort Hayes Arts and Academic HS Columbus City Yes % Garfield High School Akron City Yes % Garrett Morgan Schl Of Science School Cleveland Municipal City Yes % Gilbert A. Dater High School Cincinnati City Yes % Ginn Academy Cleveland Municipal City Yes Focus % Glenville High School Cleveland Municipal City Yes Priority % Health Careers Center High School Cleveland Municipal City Yes Focus % Hughes Center High School Cincinnati City Yes % Hughes STEM High School Cincinnati City Yes % Independence High School Columbus City Yes % James Ford Rhodes High School Cleveland Municipal City Yes Focus % James N. Gamble Montessori High School Cincinnati City Yes Priority % Jane Addams Business Careers High School Cleveland Municipal City Yes Focus %

28 Urban Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Returns Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Jesup W. Scott High School Toledo City Yes Priority % John Adams High School Cleveland Municipal City Yes Focus % John F Kennedy High School Cleveland Municipal City Yes Priority % John Hay Early College High School Cleveland Municipal City Yes % John Hay School of Architecture & Design Cleveland Municipal City Yes % John Hay School of Science & Medicine Cleveland Municipal City Yes % John Marshall High School Cleveland Municipal City Yes Focus % Kenmore High School Akron City Yes Alert % Law & Municipal MLK Cleveland Municipal City Yes Priority % Lincoln-West High School Cleveland Municipal City Yes Priority % Linden-Mckinley STEM Academy Columbus City Yes Priority % Marion-Franklin High School Columbus City Yes % Max S Hayes High School Cleveland Municipal City Yes Focus % MC^2 STEM High School Cleveland Municipal City Yes % Meadowdale High School Dayton City Yes Priority % Mifflin High School Columbus City Yes Focus % New Technology HS@East Tech Cleveland Municipal City Yes % New Technology West Cleveland Municipal City Yes % North High School Akron City Yes Alert % Northland High School Columbus City Yes Alert % Oyler School Cincinnati City Yes Priority % Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School Cincinnati City Yes % Rogers High School Toledo City Yes Alert % School For Creat & Perf Arts High School Cincinnati City Yes % Shroder Paideia High School Cincinnati City Yes % South High School Columbus City Yes Priority % Start High School Toledo City Yes 1, % Stivers School For The Arts Dayton City Yes Alert % SuccessTech Academy School Cleveland Municipal City Yes % The School of One Cleveland Municipal City Yes Priority % Thurgood Marshall High School Dayton City Yes Priority % Toledo Early College High School Toledo City Yes % Toledo Technology Academy High School Toledo City Yes % Virtual High School Cincinnati City Yes Priority % Waite High School Toledo City Yes % Walnut Hills High School Cincinnati City Yes 1, % Walnut Ridge High School Columbus City Yes % Washington Park Cleveland Municipal City Yes % West High School Columbus City Yes Priority %

29 Urban Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Returns Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Western Hills Engineering High School Cincinnati City Yes Priority % Western Hills University High School Cincinnati City Yes % Whetstone High School Columbus City Yes % Whitney Young School Cleveland Municipal City Yes % Withrow International High School Cincinnati City Yes % Withrow University High School Cincinnati City Yes % Woodward Career Technical High School Cincinnati City Yes Priority % Woodward High School Toledo City Yes Priority %

30 Urban Region: Community School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Academic Acceleration Academy No Dropout Recovery % Achieve Career Preparatory Academy Yes Dropout Recovery % Akron Digital Academy Yes Dropout Recovery % Alternative Education Academy Yes Priority 1, % Arts & College Preparatory Academy Yes % Capital High School No Dropout Recovery % Charles School at Ohio Dominican University Yes % Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy No % Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership No Dropout Recovery % Dayton Early College Academy, Inc Yes % Dayton Technology Design High School No Dropout Recovery % Dohn Community No Dropout Recovery % East End Comm Heritage School Yes Priority % Electronic Classroom Of Tomorrow Yes Priority 5, % ,908 2,932 2,145 3,206 1, FCI Academy Yes % Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus Yes Dropout Recovery % Focus Learning Academy of Southwest Columbus Yes Dropout Recovery % Glass City Academy No Dropout Recovery % Hope Academy Northwest Campus Yes % Horizon Science Acad Cleveland Yes % Horizon Science Academy Columbus Yes % Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School Yes % Horizon Science Academy Toledo Yes % Horizon Science Academy-Denison Middle School Yes % Invictus High School Yes Dropout Recovery % Lake Erie International High School Yes Dropout Recovery % Life Skills Center of Columbus North No Dropout Recovery % Life Skills Center of Columbus Southeast No Dropout Recovery % Life Skills Center of Dayton Yes Dropout Recovery % Life Skills Center Of Hamilton County Yes Dropout Recovery % Life Skills Center of North Akron Yes Dropout Recovery % Life Skills Center Of Summit County No Dropout Recovery % Life Skills Center Of Toledo No Dropout Recovery % Returns

31 Urban Region: Community School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Returns Life Skills Ctr Of Cincinnati Yes Dropout Recovery % Life Skills Of Northeast Ohio Yes Dropout Recovery % Lighthouse Community Sch Inc No Dropout Recovery % Maritime Academy of Toledo, The Yes % Mound Street Health Careers Acadmy Yes Dropout Recovery % Mound Street IT Careers Academy Yes Dropout Recovery % Mound Street Military Careers Academy Yes Dropout Recovery % Mount Auburn International Academy No Focus % Oakstone Community School No % Ohio Connections Academy, Inc Yes % P.A.C.E. High School No Dropout Recovery % Phoenix Academy Community School Yes Dropout Recovery % Polly Fox Academy Community School Yes Dropout Recovery % Premier Academy of Ohio Yes % Promise Academy No Dropout Recovery % Pschtecin Public School Yes Dropout Recovery % Renaissance Academy Yes Priority % Riverside Academy Yes % Road to Success Academy No Dropout Recovery % Scholarts Preparatory and Career Center for Children No Priority % Summit Academy Secondary - Akron No % Summit Academy Toledo Learning Center No Priority % Summit Academy Transition High School Dayton No % Summit Academy Transition High School- Cincinnati No % Summit Academy Transition High School- Columbus No % Theodore Roosevelt Public Community School No Priority % Toledo Preparatory Academy No % Toledo School For The Arts No % Towpath Trail High School No Dropout Recovery % V L T Academy Yes Priority % Virtual Community School Of Ohio Yes Priority % Virtual Schoolhouse, Inc. Yes Priority % Youthbuild Columbus Community Yes Dropout Recovery %

32 Northwest Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Returns Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Ada High School Ada Exempted Yes % Allen East High School Allen East Local Yes % Anna High School Anna Local Yes % Anthony Wayne High School Anthony Wayne Local No 1, % Antwerp Local High School Antwerp Local Yes % Arcadia High School Arcadia Local No % Archbold High School Archbold-Area Local Yes % Arlington Local High School Arlington Local Yes % Ayersville High School Ayersville Local No % Bath High School Bath Local No % Bellefontaine High School Bellefontaine City Yes % Bellevue High School Bellevue City Yes % Benjamin Logan High School Benjamin Logan Local Yes % Bettsville High School Bettsville Local Yes % Bluffton High School Bluffton Exempted Yes % Bowling Green High School Bowling Green City No 1, % Bryan High School Bryan City Yes % Carey High School Carey Exempted No % Celina High School Celina City Yes % Clay High School Oregon City Yes 1, % Clyde High School Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Yes 1, % Coldwater High School Coldwater Exempted Yes % Columbian High School Tiffin City No % Columbus Grove High School Columbus Grove Local No % Continental Local High School Continental Local Yes % Cory-Rawson High School Cory-Rawson Local Yes % Crestview High School Crestview Local Yes % Danbury High School Danbury Local No % Defiance High School Defiance City No % Eastwood I High School Eastwood Local No % Edgerton High School Edgerton Local No % Edison High School Edison Local No % Edon High School Edon-Northwest Local Yes % Elida High School Elida Local Yes % Elmwood High School Elmwood Local No % Evergreen High School Evergreen Local Yes % Fairlawn High School Fairlawn Local Yes % Fairview High School Central Local Yes %

33 Northwest Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Returns Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Fayette Jr/Sr High School Fayette Local Yes % Findlay High School Findlay City Yes 1, % Fort Jennings High School Jennings Local Yes % Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School Fort Loramie Local Yes % Fort Recovery High School Fort Recovery Local Yes % Fostoria Junior/Senior High School Fostoria City No Alert % Fremont Ross High School Fremont City Yes 1, % Genoa Area High School Genoa Area Local No % Gibsonburg High School Gibsonburg Exempted No % Hardin Northern High School Hardin Northern Local No % Hicksville High School Hicksville Exempted Yes % High School of Multiple Intelligences Lima City No % Hilltop High School Millcreek-West Unity Local Yes % Holgate High School Holgate Local No % Hopewell-Loudon Local High School Hopewell-Loudon Local No % Houston High School Hardin-Houston Local No % Huron High School Huron City No % Indian Lake High School Indian Lake Local Yes % Jackson Center High School Jackson Center Local Yes % Jefferson High School Delphos City Yes % Kalida High School Kalida Local Yes % Kenton High School Kenton City Yes % Lake High School Lake Local No % Lakota High School Lakota Local No % Leipsic High School Leipsic Local Yes % Liberty Center High School Liberty Center Local Yes % Liberty-Benton High School Liberty-Benton Local Yes % Lima Alternative Lima City No % Lincolnview Jr/Sr High School Lincolnview Local No % Margaretta High School Margaretta Local Yes % Maumee High School Maumee City No 1, % McComb Local High School McComb Local No % Miller City High School Miller City-New Cleveland Local Yes % Minster Jr/Sr High School Minster Local No % Mohawk High School Mohawk Local No % Monroeville High School Monroeville Local Yes % Montpelier High School Montpelier Exempted No %

34 Northwest Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Returns Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Napoleon High School Napoleon Area City No % New Bremen High School New Bremen Local Yes % New Knoxville High School New Knoxville Local Yes % New London High School New London Local No % New Riegel High School New Riegel Local No % North Baltimore High School North Baltimore Local Yes % Northwood High School Northwood Local No % Norwalk High School Norwalk City No % Oak Harbor High School Benton Carroll Salem Local Yes % Old Fort High School Old Fort Local No % Otsego High School Otsego Local Yes % Ottawa Hills High School Ottawa Hills Local No % Ottawa-Glandorf High School Ottawa-Glandorf Local Yes % Ottoville High School Ottoville Local Yes % Pandora-Gilboa High School Pandora-Gilboa Local No % Parkway High School Parkway Local No % Patrick Henry High School Patrick Henry Local No % Paulding High School Paulding Exempted Yes % Performance Based School Lima City No Alert % Perkins High School Perkins Local No % Perry High School Perry Local No % Perrysburg High School Perrysburg Exempted Yes 1, % Pettisville High School Pettisville Local Yes % Pike-Delta-York High School Pike-Delta-York Local Yes % Port Clinton High School Port Clinton City Yes % Progressive Academy Lima City No Priority % Ridgemont High School Ridgemont Local Yes % Riverdale High School Riverdale Local Yes % Rossford High School Rossford Exempted No % Russia High School Russia Local Yes % Sandusky High School Sandusky City No Alert % Seneca East High School Seneca East Local No % Shawnee High School Shawnee Local No % Sidney High School Sidney City Yes 1, % South Central High School South Central Local Yes % Spencerville High School Spencerville Local Yes % Springfield High School Springfield Local No 1, %

35 Northwest Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Returns Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend St Henry High School St Henry Consolidated Local No % St Marys Memorial High School St Marys City No % Stryker High School Stryker Local Yes % Swanton High School Swanton Local No % Sylvania Northview High School Sylvania City No 1, % Sylvania Southview High School Sylvania City No 1, % Tinora High School Northeastern Local No % Upper Sandusky High School Upper Sandusky Exempted No % Upper Scioto Valley High School Upper Scioto Valley Local No % Van Buren High School Van Buren Local No % Van Wert High School Van Wert City Yes % Vanlue High School Vanlue Local Yes % Wapakoneta High School Wapakoneta City No 1, % Wauseon High School Wauseon Exempted Yes % Wayne Trace High School Wayne Trace Local Yes % Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School Waynesfield-Goshen Local No % Western Reserve High School Western Reserve Local No % Whitmer High School Washington Local No 1, % Willard High School Willard City Yes % Woodmore High School Woodmore Local No % the Top Northwest Region: Community School Detailed Dropout Table Designation Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Returns Auglaize County Educational Academy Yes Dropout Recovery % Autism Model School Yes % Bridges Community Academy Yes % Eagle Learning Center No Dropout Recovery % Findlay Digital Academy No Dropout Recovery % LifeLinks Community School No Dropout Recovery % North Central Academy-Fremont No % Ohio Virtual Academy Yes Priority 2, % West Central Learning Academy II Yes Priority % Wildwood Environmental Academy Yes %

36 Northeast Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Returns Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Academic Enrichment Academy Lorain City Yes Priority % Aurora High School Aurora City Yes 1, % Avon High School Avon Local No 1, % Avon Lake High School Avon Lake City Yes 1, % Badger High School Joseph Badger Local No % Barberton High School Barberton City Yes 1, % Bay High School Bay City No % Beachwood High School Beachwood City Yes % Bedford High School Bedford City No 1, % Bellefaire Cleveland Heights- University Heights City Yes Priority % Berea High School Berea City Yes 1, % Berkshire High School Berkshire Local No % Black River High School Black River Local No % Bloomfield High School Bloomfield-Mespo Local No % Boardman High School Boardman Local No 1, % Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School Brecksville-Broadview Heights City No 1, % Bristol High School Bristol Local No % Brookfield High School Brookfield Local Yes % Brooklyn High School Brooklyn City Yes % Brookside High School Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City No % Brunswick High School Brunswick City No 2, % Brush High School South Euclid-Lyndhurst City Yes 1, % Buckeye High School Buckeye Local Yes % Canfield High School Canfield Local Yes 1, % Cardinal High School Cardinal Local Yes % Chagrin Falls High School Chagrin Falls Exempted Yes % Chalker High School Southington Local No % Champion High School Champion Local No % Chardon High School Chardon Local No 1, % Clearview High School Clearview Local Yes % Cleveland Heights High School Cleveland Heights- University Heights City Yes 1, % Cloverleaf High School Cloverleaf Local No 1, % Columbia High School Columbia Local No % Conneaut High School Conneaut Area City Yes % Copley High School Copley-Fairlawn City No 1, % Coventry High School Coventry Local Yes % Crestwood High School Crestwood Local No %

37 Northeast Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Returns Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Crestwood/Larlham Crestwood Local No % Cuyahoga Falls High School Cuyahoga Falls City No 1, % Cuyahoga Hts High School Cuyahoga Heights Local Yes % Edgewood High School Buckeye Local No % Elyria High School Elyria City No 2, % Euclid High School Euclid City Yes 2, % Fairport Harding High School Fairport Harbor Exempted Yes % Fairview High School Fairview Park City No % Field High School Field Local No % Firelands High School Firelands Local No % Fitch High School Austintown Local No 1, % Garfield Heights High School Garfield Heights City No 1, % Geneva High School Geneva Area City Yes % Girard Sr High School Girard City No % Grand Valley High School Grand Valley Local Yes % Harvey High School Painesville City Local Yes % Highland High School Highland Local Yes 1, % Howland High School Howland Local No 1, % Hubbard High School Hubbard Exempted No % Hudson High School Hudson City Yes 1, % Independence High School Independence Local No % Jackson-Milton High School Jackson-Milton Local Yes % James A Garfield High School James A Garfield Local No % Jefferson Area Sr High School Jefferson Area Local Yes % Kenston High School Kenston Local Yes 1, % Keystone High School Keystone Local Yes % Kirtland High School Kirtland Local No % LaBrae High School LaBrae Local No % Lakeside High School Ashtabula Area City Yes 1, % Lakeview High School Lakeview Local No % Lakewood High School Lakewood City No 1, % Ledgemont High School Ledgemont Local Yes % Liberty High School Liberty Local No % Lorain High School Lorain City Yes 1, % Lordstown High School Lordstown Local No % Lowellville High School Lowellville Local No % Madison High School Madison Local No 1, % Manchester High School Manchester Local Yes % Maple Heights High School Maple Heights City Yes 1, %

38 Northeast Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Returns Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Maplewood High School Maplewood Local No % Marion L Steele High School Amherst Exempted Yes 1, % Mathews High School Mathews Local No % Mayfield High School Mayfield City No 2, % McDonald High School McDonald Local No % McKinley High School Niles City No % Mckinley High School Sebring Local Yes % Medina High School Medina City No 2, % Memorial High School Campbell City No % Mentor High School Mentor Exempted Yes 2, % Midpark High School Berea City Yes 1, % Midview High School Midview Local No 1, % Mineral Ridge High School Weathersfield Local No % Mogadore High School Mogadore Local No % New Beginnings Lorain City Yes Priority % Newbury High School Newbury Local No % Newton Falls High School Newton Falls Exempted No % Nordonia High School Nordonia Hills City Yes 1, % Normandy High School Parma City Yes 1, % North High School Willoughby-Eastlake City Yes 1, % North Olmsted High School North Olmsted City No 1, % North Ridgeville High School North Ridgeville City No 1, % North Royalton High School North Royalton City No 1, % Norton High School Norton City No % Oberlin High School Oberlin City Yes % Olmsted Falls High School Olmsted Falls City No 1, % Orange High School Orange City No % Parma High School Parma City Yes 1, % Perry High School Perry Local No % Poland Seminary High School Poland Local No % Pymatuning Valley High School Pymatuning Valley Local Yes % Ravenna High School Ravenna City No % Revere High School Revere Local Yes % Richmond Heights Secondary School Richmond Heights Local No % Riverside High School Riverside Local Yes % Riverside Jr/Sr High School Riverside Local No 2, % Rocky River High School Rocky River City No % Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School Rootstown Local No % Shaker Hts High School Shaker Heights City Yes 1, %

39 Northeast Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Returns Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Shaw High School East Cleveland City Yes Priority 1, % Solon High School Solon City No 1, % South High School Willoughby-Eastlake City Yes 1, % Southeast High School Southeast Local No % Springfield High School Springfield Local Yes % Stow-Munroe Falls High School Stow-Munroe Falls City No 1, % Streetsboro High School Streetsboro City No % Strongsville High School Strongsville City No 2, % Struthers High School Struthers City No % Tallmadge High School Tallmadge City No % Theodore Roosevelt High School Kent City Yes 1, % Twinsburg High School Twinsburg City No 1, % University Project Learning Center Youngstown City No Priority % Valley Forge High School Parma City Yes 1, % Vermilion High School Vermilion Local No 1, % Wadsworth High School Wadsworth City No 1, % Warren G Harding High School Warren City No 1, % Warrensville Heights High School Warrensville Heights City No Focus % Waterloo High School Waterloo Local No % Wellington High School Wellington Exempted No % West Geauga High School West Geauga Local Yes % Western Reserve High School Western Reserve Local Yes % Westlake High School Westlake City No 1, % Wickliffe High School Wickliffe City Yes % Windham High School Windham Exempted No % Woodridge High School Woodridge Local No % Youngstown Chaney Campus of VPA and STEM Youngstown City No Priority % Youngstown Early College Youngstown City No % Youngstown East High School Youngstown City No Priority % Youngstown Virtual Academy Youngstown City No %

40 the Top Northeast Region: Community School Detailed Dropout Table Designation Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Constellation Schools: Parma Community Yes % Lakewood City Academy No Dropout Recovery % Life Skills Center of Elyria No Dropout Recovery % Life Skills Ctr Of Youngstown Yes Dropout Recovery % Life Skills Of Trumbull County No Dropout Recovery % Mahoning County High School Yes Dropout Recovery % Mahoning Unlimited Classroom Yes Dropout Recovery % Mahoning Valley Opportunity Center No Dropout Recovery % New Day Academy Boarding & Day School Yes Focus % Schnee Learning Center No Dropout Recovery % Summit Academy Community School-Parma No % Summit Academy Secondary - Lorain No % Summit Academy Secondary - Youngstown No % Returns

41 Central Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Ashland High School Ashland City No 1, % Bexley High School Bexley City No % Big Walnut High School Big Walnut Local Yes 1, % Bloom-Carroll High School Bloom-Carroll Local No % Buckeye Central High School Buckeye Central Local No % Buckeye Valley Local High School Buckeye Valley Local Yes % Bucyrus Secondary School Bucyrus City No % Canal Winchester High School Canal Winchester Local Yes 1, % Cardington-Lincoln High School Cardington-Lincoln Local No % Centerburg High School Centerburg Local Yes % Central Crossing High School South-Western City No 1, % Chippewa High School Chippewa Local No % Clear Fork High School Clear Fork Valley Local No % Col Crawford High School Colonel Crawford Local No % Crestline High School Crestline Exempted No % Crestview High School Crestview Local Yes % Dalton High School Dalton Local No % Danville High School Danville Local Yes % Dublin Coffman High School Dublin City Yes 1, % Dublin Jerome High School Dublin City Yes 1, % Dublin Scioto High School Dublin City Yes 1, % East Knox High School East Knox Local No % Elgin High School Elgin Local No % Fairbanks High School Fairbanks Local No % Franklin Heights High School South-Western City No Alert 1, % Fredericktown High School Fredericktown Local Yes % Galion High School Galion City Yes % Graham High School Graham Local No % Grandview Heights High School Grandview Heights City Yes % Granville High School Granville Exempted Yes % Grove City High School South-Western City No 1, % Groveport Madison High School Groveport Madison Local Yes 1, % Hamilton Township High School Hamilton Local No % Harding High School Marion City Yes Alert 1, % Heath High School Heath City No % Highland High School Highland Local Yes % Hiland High School East Holmes Local No % Hilliard Bradley High School Hilliard City Yes 1, % Returns

42 Central Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Returns Hilliard Darby High School Hilliard City Yes 1, % Hilliard Davidson High School Hilliard City Yes 1, % Hillsdale High School Hillsdale Local No % Johnstown High School Johnstown-Monroe Local Yes % Jonathan Alder High School Jonathan Alder Local Yes % Keifer Academy Springfield City Yes Priority % Kenton Ridge High School Northeastern Local Yes % Lakewood High School Lakewood Local No % Lexington High School Lexington Local Yes % Liberty Union High School Liberty Union-Thurston Local Yes % Licking Heights High School Licking Heights Local Yes % Licking Valley High School Licking Valley Local No % Lincoln High School Gahanna-Jefferson City No 2, % London High School London City Yes % Loudonville High School Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Yes % Lucas High School Lucas Local Yes % Madison High School Madison Local Yes % Madison-Plains High School Madison-Plains Local Yes % Mansfield Integrated Learning Center, Hedges Campus Mansfield City No Priority % Mansfield Senior High School Mansfield City No % Mapleton High School Mapleton Local No % Marysville High School Marysville Exempted Yes 1, % Mechanicsburg High School Mechanicsburg Exempted No % Millersport Jr/Sr High School Walnut Township Local Yes % Mount Vernon High School Mount Vernon City Yes 1, % Mt Gilead High School Mount Gilead Exempted Yes % New Albany High School New Albany-Plain Local No 1, % Newark High School Newark City No 1, % North Central Junior/High School North Central Local Yes % North Union High School North Union Local Yes % Northeastern High School Northeastern Local Yes % Northmor High School Northmor Local Yes % Northridge High School Northridge Local Yes % Northwestern High School Northwestern Local No % Northwestern High School Northwestern Local No % Norwayne High School Norwayne Local No %

43 Central Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Returns Olentangy High School Olentangy Local Yes 1, % Olentangy Liberty High School Olentangy Local Yes 1, % Ontario High School Ontario Local No % Orange High School Olentangy Local Yes 1, % Orrville High School Orrville City No % Pickerington High School Central Pickerington Local Yes 1, % Pickerington High School North Pickerington Local Yes 1, % Pleasant High School Pleasant Local No % Plymouth High School Plymouth-Shiloh Local Yes % Reynoldsburg High School Reynoldsburg City Yes 1, % Ridgedale Jr/Sr High School Ridgedale Local No % Rittman High School Rittman Exempted No % River Valley High School River Valley Local No % Rutherford B Hayes High School Delaware City Yes Alert 1, % Shawnee High School Clark-Shawnee Local No % Shelby High School Shelby City Yes % Smithville High School Green Local No % Southeastern Sr. High School Southeastern Local No % Springfield High School Springfield City Yes 1, % Teays Valley High School Teays Valley Local No 1, % Thomas Worthington High School Worthington City Yes 1, % Triad High School Triad Local Yes % Triway High School Triway Local No % Upper Arlington High School Upper Arlington City Yes 1, % Urbana High School Urbana City Yes % Utica High School North Fork Local No % Watkins Memorial High School Southwest Licking Local Yes 1, % Waynedale High School Southeast Local Yes % West Holmes High School West Holmes Local Yes % West Jefferson High School Jefferson Local Yes % West Liberty-Salem Middle/High School West Liberty-Salem Local Yes % Westerville Central High School Westerville City No 1, % Westerville-North High School Westerville City No 1, % Westerville-South High School Westerville City No 1, % Westfall High School Westfall Local No % Westland High School South-Western City No 1, % Whitehall Yearling High School Whitehall City Yes % Wooster High School Wooster City No 1, %

44 Central Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Returns Worthington Kilbourne High School Worthington City Yes 1, % Wynford High School Wynford Local No % the Top Central Region: Community School Detailed Dropout Table Designation Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Ashland County Community Academy No % Cardington Lincoln Local Digital Academy No Dropout Recovery % Cruiser Academy No Dropout Recovery % Everest High School No Dropout Recovery % Gahanna Community School No % Goal Digital Academy Yes Dropout Recovery % Graham Digital Academy No % Graham School, The Yes % Greater Ohio Virtual School No Dropout Recovery % Hamilton Alternative Academy No Dropout Recovery % Interactive Media & Construction (IMAC) No Dropout Recovery % Lakewood Digital Academy No % Life Skills Center-Springfield Yes Dropout Recovery % London Academy No Dropout Recovery % Mansfield Enhancement Academy No Dropout Recovery % Marion City Digital Academy No Dropout Recovery % Newark Digital Academy No Dropout Recovery/ Priority % Pleasant Community Digital No % Pleasant Education Academy No Dropout Recovery % Ridgedale Community School No % Rittman Academy No Dropout Recovery % Rushmore Academy No Dropout Recovery % Southwest Licking Digital Acad No % Tomorrow Center Yes Dropout Recovery/ Priority % Treca Digital Academy Yes Dropout Recovery 1, % Urbana Community School No % Zenith Academy Yes % Returns

45 Southwest Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Returns Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Adena High School Adena Local No % Amanda-Clearcreek High School Amanda-Clearcreek Local No % Amelia High School West Clermont Local No 1, % Anderson High School Forest Hills Local No 1, % Ansonia High School Ansonia Local Yes % Arcanum High School Arcanum-Butler Local No % Batavia High School Batavia Local Yes % Beavercreek High School Beavercreek City Yes 2, % Bellbrook High School Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local Yes % Bethel High School Bethel Local Yes % Bethel Tate High School Bethel-Tate Local No % Blanchester High School Blanchester Local No % Bradford High School Bradford Exempted Yes % Brookville High School Brookville Local No % Butler High School Vandalia-Butler City No 1, % Carlisle High School Carlisle Local No % Cedarville High School Cedar Cliff Local No % Centerville High School Centerville City Yes 2, % Chillicothe High School Chillicothe City No 1, % Circleville High School Circleville City Yes % Clay High School Clay Local No % Clermont Northeastern High School Clermont Northeastern Local No % Clinton-Massie High School Clinton-Massie Local No % Colerain High School Northwest Local Yes 2, % Covington High School Covington Exempted No % Deer Park Jr/Sr High School Deer Park Community City Yes % Dixie High School New Lebanon Local Yes % East Clinton High School East Clinton Local No % Eastern High School Eastern Local No % Eastern High School Eastern Local No % Eaton High School Eaton Community City Yes % Edgewood High School Edgewood City No 1, % Fairborn High School Fairborn City No 1, % Fairfield High School Fairfield City Yes 2, % Fairfield Local High School Fairfield Local No % Fayetteville-Perry High School Fayetteville-Perry Local Yes %

46 Southwest Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Returns Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Felicity-Franklin Local High School Felicity-Franklin Local No % Finneytown Secondary Campus Finneytown Local Yes % Franklin High School Franklin City Yes 1, % Georgetown Jr/Sr High School Georgetown Exempted Yes % Glen Este High School West Clermont Local No 1, % Goshen High School Goshen Local Yes % Greeneview High School Greeneview Local No % Greenon High School Greenon Local Yes % Greenville Senior High School Greenville City No % Hamilton Freshman School Hamilton City Yes % Hamilton High School Hamilton City Yes 1, % Hillsboro High School Hillsboro City No % Huntington High School Huntington Local No % Indian Hill High School Indian Hill Exempted No % Jefferson High School Jefferson Township Local No % Kettering Fairmont High School Kettering City Yes 2, % Kings High School Kings Local No 1, % Lakota East High School Lakota Local No 2, % Lakota West High School Lakota Local No 2, % Lebanon High School Lebanon City No 1, % Little Miami High School Little Miami Local No 1, % Lockland High School Lockland Local Yes % Logan Elm High School Logan Elm Local No 1, % Loveland High School Loveland City No 1, % Lynchburg-Clay High School Lynchburg-Clay Local No % Madeira High School Madeira City No % Madison High School Madison Local No % Manchester High School Manchester Local Yes % Mariemont High School Mariemont City No % McClain High School Greenfield Exempted Yes % Miami East High School Miami East Local Yes % Miami Trace High School Miami Trace Local Yes 1, % Miamisburg High School Miamisburg City Yes 1, % Middletown High School Middletown City Yes 1, % Milford Sr High School Milford Exempted Yes 2, % Milton-Union High School Milton-Union Exempted Yes %

47 Southwest Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Returns Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Mississinawa Valley JR/SR High School Mississinawa Valley Local Yes % Monroe High School Monroe Local Yes % Mt Healthy High School Mt Healthy City Yes Alert 1, % National Trail High School National Trail Local Yes % New Miami High School New Miami Local No % New Richmond High School New Richmond Exempted No % Newton High School Newton Local No % North Adams High School Adams County/Ohio Valley Local Yes % North College Hill High School North College Hill City Yes % Northmont High School Northmont City Yes 1, % Northridge High School Northridge Local No % Northwest High School Northwest Local Yes % Norwood High School Norwood City Yes % Oak Hills High School Oak Hills Local Yes 2, % Oakwood High School Oakwood City Yes % Paint Valley High School Paint Valley Local No % Peebles High School Adams County/Ohio Valley Local Yes % Piketon Jr/Sr High School Scioto Valley Local Yes % Piqua High School Piqua City Yes 1, % Portsmouth West High School Washington-Nile Local No % Preble Shawnee High School/Junior High School Preble Shawnee Local No % Princeton High School Princeton City Yes 1, % Princeton Virtual Academy Princeton City Yes % Reading Community High School Reading Community City Yes % Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington High School Ripley-Union-Lewis- Huntington Local Yes % Ross High School Ross Local Yes % Southeastern High School Southeastern Local No % Springboro High School Springboro Community City No 1, % St Bernard-Elmwood Place High School St Bernard-Elmwood Place City Yes % Stebbins High School Mad River Local Yes 1, % Sycamore High School Sycamore Community City No 1, % Talawanda High School Talawanda City Yes % Taylor High School Three Rivers Local No % Tecumseh High School Tecumseh Local Yes Alert 1, %

48 Southwest Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Returns Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Tippecanoe High School Tipp City Exempted Yes % Tri-County North High School Tri-County North Local No % Tri- High School Tri- Local Yes % Trotwood-Madison High School Trotwood-Madison City Yes Focus 1, % Troy High School Troy City Yes 1, % Turpin High School Forest Hills Local No 1, % Twin Valley South High School Twin Valley Community Local No % Unioto High School Union-Scioto Local Yes % Valley High School Valley Local No % Valley View High School Valley View Local Yes % Versailles High School Versailles Exempted No % Washington High School Washington Court House City Yes % Waverly High School Waverly City No % Wayne High School Huber Heights City Yes 2, % Waynesville High School Wayne Local Yes % West Carrollton High School West Carrollton City No 1, % West Union High School Adams County/Ohio Valley Local Yes % Western Brown High School Western Brown Local Yes 1, % Western High School Western Local No % Whiteoak High School Bright Local Yes % William Henry Harrison High School Southwest Local No 1, % William Mason High School Mason City No 3, % Williamsburg High School Williamsburg Local No % Wilmington High School Wilmington City Yes % Winton Woods High School Winton Woods City Yes Alert 1, % Wyoming High School Wyoming City No % Xenia High School Xenia Community City Yes Alert 1, % Yellow Springs/McKinney High School Yellow Springs Exempted No % Zane Trace High School Zane Trace Local No %

49 Southwest Region: Community School Detailed Dropout Table Fairborn Digital Academy Yes Dropout Recovery % General Chappie James Leadership Academy No Dropout Recovery % Greater Ohio Virtual School No Dropout Recovery % Life Skills Center-Middletown No Dropout Recovery % Miami Valley Academies Yes Focus % Miamisburg Secondary Academy Yes Dropout Recovery % Summit Academy Secondary School - Middletown the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Returns No %

50 Southeast Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Alexander High School Alexander Local No % Alliance High School Alliance City No % Athens High School Athens City No % Barnesville High School Barnesville Exempted No % Beallsville High School Switzerland Of Ohio Local No Alert % Beaver Local High School Beaver Local No % Bellaire High School Bellaire Local No % Belpre High School Belpre City Yes % Berne Union High School Berne Union Local No % Bridgeport High School Bridgeport Exempted No % Buckeye Local High School Buckeye Local No % Buckeye Trail High School East Guernsey Local No % Caldwell High School Caldwell Exempted No % Cambridge High School Cambridge City No % Canton City Digital Academy Canton City No Priority % Canton South High School Canton Local Yes % Carrollton High School Carrollton Exempted No % Chesapeake High School Chesapeake Union Exempted No % Choices Alternative School Canton City No Priority % Claymont High School Claymont City No % Columbiana High School Columbiana Exempted Yes % Conotton Valley Jr/Sr High School Conotton Valley Union Local No % Coshocton High School Coshocton City Yes % Crestview High School Crestview Local Yes % Crooksville High School Crooksville Exempted Yes % David Anderson Jr/Sr High School Lisbon Exempted Yes % Dawson-Bryant High School Dawson-Bryant Local No % Dover High School Dover City No % East Canton High School Osnaburg Local No % East Liverpool High School East Liverpool City No Alert % East Palestine High School East Palestine City No % Eastern High School Eastern Local Yes % Edison High School Edison Local No % Fairfield Freshman High School Fairfield City Yes % Fairfield Union High School Fairfield Union Local No % Returns

51 Southeast Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Returns Fairland High School Fairland Local Yes % Fairless High School Fairless Local No % Federal Hocking High School Federal Hocking Local No % Fort Frye High School Fort Frye Local No % Franklin Monroe High School Franklin Monroe Local No % Frontier High School Frontier Local Yes % Gallia Academy High School Gallipolis City Yes % Garaway High School Garaway Local No % GlenOak High School Plain Local Yes 1, % Glenwood High School New Boston Local Yes % Green High School Green Local No 1, % Green High School Green Local Yes Priority % Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School Harrison Hills City No % Hoover High School North Canton City No 1, % Indian Creek High School Indian Creek Local No % Indian Valley High School Indian Valley Local Yes % Ironton High School Ironton City No % Jackson High School Jackson City Yes % Jackson High School Jackson Local Yes 1, % John Glenn High School East Muskingum Local Yes % Lake High School Lake Local Yes 1, % Lancaster High School Lancaster City No 1, % Leetonia High School Leetonia Exempted Yes % Logan High School Logan-Hocking Local Yes 1, % Louisville High School Louisville City No 1, % Malvern High School Brown Local Yes % Marietta High School Marietta City Yes 1, % Marlington High School Marlington Local Yes % Martins Ferry High School Martins Ferry City No % Maysville High School Maysville Local Yes % McKinley High School Canton City No Alert 1, % Meadowbrook High School Rolling Hills Local Yes % Meigs High School Meigs Local Yes % Miller High School Southern Local Yes % Minerva High School Minerva Local Yes % Minford High School Minford Local No % Monroe Central High School Switzerland Of Ohio Local No % Morgan High School Morgan Local Yes %

52 Southeast Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Returns Nelsonville-York High School Nelsonville-York City No % New Lexington High School New Lexington City Yes % New Philadelphia High School New Philadelphia City No 1, % Newcomerstown High School Newcomerstown Exempted No % Northwest High School Northwest Local Yes % Northwest High School Northwest Local Yes % Oak Hill Middle/High School Oak Hill Union Local No % Perry High School Perry Local No 1, % Philo High School Franklin Local Yes % Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School Portsmouth City No % Ridgewood High School Ridgewood Local Yes % River High School Switzerland Of Ohio Local No % River Valley High School Gallia County Local Yes % River View High School River View Local Yes % Rock Hill Sr High School Rock Hill Local Yes % Salem High School Salem City No % Sandy Valley High School Sandy Valley Local No % Shadyside High School Shadyside Local No % Shenandoah High School Noble Local Yes % Sheridan High School Northern Local Yes % South Gallia High School Gallia County Local Yes % South Point High School South Point Local No % South Range High School South Range Local No % South Webster Jr/Sr High School Bloom-Vernon Local Yes % Southern High School Southern Local Yes % Southern Local Jr/Sr High School Southern Local No Priority % Springfield High School Springfield Local No % St Clairsville High School St Clairsville-Richland City No % Steubenville High School Steubenville City Yes % Strasburg-Franklin High School Strasburg-Franklin Local No % Symmes Valley High School Symmes Valley Local No % Timken High School Canton City No % Toronto High School Toronto City Yes % Trimble High School Trimble Local No % Tri-Valley High School Tri-Valley Local Yes 1, % Tuscarawas Valley High School Tuscarawas Valley Local Yes % Tuslaw High School Tuslaw Local Yes %

53 Southeast Region: Traditional Public School Detailed Dropout Table the Top Designation Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Returns Union Local High School Union Local No % United High School United Local No % Vinton County High School Vinton County Local Yes % Warren High School Warren Local Yes 1, % Washington High School Massillon City No 1, % Waterford High School Wolf Creek Local Yes % Wellston High School Wellston City Yes % Wellsville High School Wellsville Local No % West Branch High School West Branch Local No % West Muskingum High School West Muskingum Local Yes % Wheelersburg High School Wheelersburg Local Yes % Zanesville High School Zanesville City Yes 1, % the Top Southeast Region: Community School Detailed Dropout Table Designation Enrollment Dropout % Dropout Trend Buckeye OnLine School for Success Yes Focus % Center for Student Achievement No Dropout Recovery % Center for Student Achievement No Dropout Recovery % Coshocton Opportunity School No Dropout Recovery % Foxfire High School Yes Dropout Recovery % Franklin Local Community School Yes Dropout Recovery % Lakeland Academy Community School No % Lancaster Digital Academy No Dropout Recovery % Lancaster Fairfield Community School No Dropout Recovery % Life Skills Center of Canton No Priority % Massillon Digital Academy, Inc No Dropout Recovery % Massillon Digital Academy, Inc No Dropout Recovery % Project Rebuild Community School No Dropout Recovery % Quaker Digital Academy No Dropout Recovery % Sciotoville Yes % Summit Academy Secondary - Canton No % Zanesville Community School Yes Dropout Recovery % Returns

54 Ohio Department of Education 25 South Front Street Columbus, OH Ohio Education Research Center 305 West Seventeenth Avenue PAES Building Room 307 Columbus, OH The Ohio State University 281 West Lane Avenue Columbus, OH Community Research Partners 300 East Broad Street, Suite 490 Columbus, OH