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Sunday, 29 November 2009 00:00 |
TOLEDO—A history of academic excellence, individualized attention and Catholic social teaching established early in a child’s academic life are just some of the characteristics that set Toledo diocesan Catholic schools apart from area public schools.
In March 2009, sophomores across Ohio took the Ohio Graduation Tests (OGT), and the results rank Toledo’s diocesan Catholic schools among the best in the state.
According to the 2009 diocesan Catholic schools annual report, diocesan schools average nearly 96 percent of all students passing the OGT compared to the state average of 84 percent of public school students passing. With these numbers in mind, diocesan educators continue to raise the bar for their students.
“We are not satisfied with proficient test scores, we encourage our students to be in the accelerated and advanced categories,” said Carolyn Jaksetic, assistant superintendent of Diocese of Toledo Catholic Schools.
On average 31 percent of Toledo Catholic School 10th-graders scored in the accelerated or advanced categories on the OGT compared to the state average of all 10th-graders at 28 percent. Additionally, 99 percent of Toledo diocesan Catholic high school students graduate, and 95 percent of them go on to higher education.
The OGT determines whether a student is eligible for graduation from an Ohio high school. A student must score in the “Proficient” range in the areas of reading, mathematics, writing, science, and social studies to be considered eligible for graduation. While Ms. Jaksetic says she is very pleased with the test scores from Catholic high schools, she also credits students’ Catholic elementary education for their success.
“Catholic elementary schools in Toledo have high standards for performance and education, so we know we are preparing students from the grade school level to succeed in high school,” she said. “Since the OGT are taken during 10th grade, the results positively reflect their Catholic elementary education.”
According to Jack Altenburger, superintendent of Toledo diocesan Catholic schools, “Although the OGT test is only one measure of achievement of students over four years of high school, it does illustrate how Catholic school students are doing in relation to other high school students across the state.”
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