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Comparing Central Ohio Schools

Moving to Central Ohio and wondering about schools?  As real estate agents we can't tell you what schools are the best for your children but we are able to provide you resources to find the best schools for your family.

I have a list of "selected"  Central Ohio School Districts on my website.  They're  "selected" because of geography... these are the school districts in Northern Franklin County or Southern Delaware County, the areas I primarily work:

Big Walnut Local Schools, Buckeye Valley Local Schools, Columbus City Schools, Dublin City Schools, Gahanna - Jefferson City Schools, Grandview Heights City Schools, Hilliard City Schools, Olentangy Local Schools, Plain Local School District,Upper Arlington City Schools, Westerville City Schools and Worthington City Schools.

One site to use to compare Central Ohio public schools is SchoolMatters.com :

Compare Central Ohio Schools on SchoolMatters

School Matters was a Standard and Poors publication, it is now a service provided by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO).    The School Matters site is showing 2007 results now.  You can compare schools within the same state.

Compare Central Ohio Schools with state report cards by school 

The actual Ohio school report cards are on that first link as well.   To get to them go to the Data Tab and in the drop down menu choose "Report Cards iLRC"   You can look at report cards for a district and you can look at the individual school buildings.

Search online Central Ohio homes for sale by school district

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Compare Central Ohio Schools - Columbus Ohio and suburbs

How's the neighborhood?  How good are the schools? 

Franklin County Schools make the Grade

Delaware County Schools get their Grades

Ohio School's Report Cards - Making the Grade? 

The image is a Real Living ecard.

I was looking for current videos in Central Ohio and found this video from Worthington Christian Schools and shared it on my private schools page last week.  

For more information about schools in Central Ohio visit my website MaureenMcCabe.com

Central Ohio Private Schools

Central Ohio Public Schools

I'd love to feature short videos from other Central Ohio schools on my website, either private or public schools.  If your school has done a special event  videos or even videos about the schoool I would love to know about them.  email me links Maureen at MaureenMcCabe.com

I am not affiliated with Worthington Christian Schools but I drive by a lot!  I would feature appropriate videos from any Central Ohio schools, church affiliated or otherwise.

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by Maureen McCabe Central Ohio Schools - current events

Olentangy Schools are not

Hilliard Schools wasn't but will, or kids can.

Dublin Schools was not but will? Or kids can later if their teacher decides it fits the curriculum.   If they want to.  And  if their parents want them to.

According to an article today in the Columbus Dispatch Hilliard had announced they would not but is going to allow children to watch and those whose parents want them shielded from the message to "opt out" of watching a televised speech to school children. 

A Tuesday speech to US students from the president of the United States will be televised.  Will Central Ohio Schools watch as part of their school day?  Allow children to watch?  Allow children to watch with their parent's permission? ...before all the hubub schools were sending out permission slips for children to watch. 

Were the parents calling their school to let the school know their child was not permitted to watch the president address US student or was their concern that the school not allow other children in the school district to watch?

What is the president going to talk to school children about?

"The U.S. Department of Education has said the speech is to be a 15- to 20-minute message from the president about working hard and staying in school."

First the calls came from parents who did not want their children to watch the president address US school children... or did the concerned parents just not want their school district to let any children watch?

Central Ohio Schools - political science

A Wednesday Columbus Dispatch article written by Bill Bush was titled: "Angry parents get schools to shun Obama speech to students"

The subtitle  of the article is "Dublin, Hilliard, Olentangy districts decide not to show president's TV address Tuesday" 

Seems other parents wanted their children to have an opportunity to watch?  So they called their schools and objected to other parents objection to their children (school district's children) watching the televised address.

Today's Columbus Dispatch article again by Bill Bush is titled: "Firestorm grows over Obama's talk to students"

Who knew "working hard and staying in school" could be so controversial?

Central Ohio Schools

What are other Central Ohio school districts going to do?  Read the Columbus Dispatch article.  All Columbus schools are viewing it?  I don't see mention of Worthington in either Columbus Dispatch article. Today's Columbus Dispatch article says:

"Many districts, including Bexley, Upper Arlington, Westerville and Reynoldsburg, are leaving it up to teachers. Groveport Madison also is showing the speech, but like most will offer an opt-out for those who don't want to watch."

More about Central Ohio Schools

Central Ohio School District Report Cards

Franklin County School District Report Cards

Delaware County School District Report Cards

Maureen McCabe Real Living HER - Worthington

Some Franklin County Ohio schools make the grade... others are still working on it.

Congratulations to Franklin County schools districts who got top grades for the 2008 - 2009 school year as many schools are starting the school year this week.  

The grades were released yesterday.  There is so much information about Franklin County school districts on the Ohio Department of Education site it is mind boggling. 

The easy thing for me is to look at the report cards. 

You can look at report cards by school district or building by building within a school district.

The state does not give A,B,C, D, F and any  + or _  (plus or minus)

• Excellent with Distinction
• Excellent
• Effective
• Continuous Improvement
• Academic Watch
• Academic Emergency

Ohio issues report cards by district:

Ohio School Districts

Ohio issues report cards by each school building:

Ohio schools by individual school building

The Franklin County schools that got top grades....  Congratulations to Franklin County School Districts that got a grade of Excellent with Distinction this year:

• Bexley
  
• Dublin
• Grandview Heights
• Hilliard
• New Albany Plain Local
  
• Worthington

Did I miss any? 

I made an assumption that one school district would have an Excellent with Distinction grade from the state.   The school which  I assumed would have the top grade from the state of Ohio is rated excellent.... grades  change year to year.   You know what they say about assumptions.

I really only work the north part of Franklin County so I do not work with homes in some of these districts below.

All Franklin County School Districts according to the Ohio Department of Education:

• Bexley City 
• Canal Winchester Local
• Columbus City
• Dublin City
• Gahanna
• Grandview Heights City
• Groveport Madison Local
• Hamilton Local
• Hilliard City
• New Albany-Plain Local
• Reynoldsburg City
• South-Western City
• Upper Arlington City
• Westerville City
• Whitehall City
• Worthington City

More about Central Ohio schools

Ohio Schools report cards - making the grade?

Central Ohio Schools - Back to School 2009

Some Central Ohio Public Schools - Delaware and Franklin County

Maureen McCabe HER Worthington

Ohio Schools report cards come out today.

This morning Channel 10 News says:

"The Ohio Department of Education planned to release its annual school district report cards on Tuesday morning.

The report cards, scheduled to be released at 10 a.m., rank each district based on how they are performing in several areas."

As you send your kids off to school for the 2009 - 2010 school year what grade is the state giving your school district?  A number of schools in northern Franklin County, Southern Delaware County start tomorrow I believe.

Information for some Central Ohio public school districts on my website.  There is also a short list of private and parochial schools in Central Ohio there too.

Ohio Schools report cards

Each local school district will be awarded a grade by the   Ohio Department of Education.

Not A, B,C, D, F...  I did not have a chalboard that says "Continuous Improvement" or "Excellent with Distinction" or the other grades that the state gives each school district.

More about Central Ohio Schools

Central Ohio high schools make top of the  class

Columbus Parent - Back to School

Central Ohio Back to School 2009

Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington

For Columbus "Back to School" time is getting closer. 

Central Ohio Public School Districts 

Central Ohio Private and Parochial Schools

Columbus Parent Magazine has: Help your child learn to love school by Brenda Nixon the author of 'The Birth to Five Book.'

Some of the authors ideas of how to help your child learn to love school include:

"Plan constructive use of after-school time"

"Praise progress not perfection" 

"Decorate your child's room with a map"

"Buy an inexpensive chalkboard for your child's bedroom"

and the why of each suggestion about how to "help your child learn to love school."

Columbus Back to School 2009

One of the Southern Delaware County Schools starts this week, tomorrow... everyone else seems to be starting next week or beyond:

Northern Franklin County schools including Columbus, Dublin, Hilliard, Westerville, Worthington

Southern Delaware County school districts: Big Walnut, Buckeye Valley, Olentangy

The Back to School image is a Real Living ecard.

Columbus Parent Magazine is on Twitter.

Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington

Newsweek had an article about the 1500 "top" public high schools last week and four Central Ohio high schools made the Newsweek list:

Number 291 on the list is Olentangy Liberty High School

Number 333 on the list is Dublin Jerome High School

Number 929 on the list is Dublin Coffman High School

Number 1095 on the list is Dublin Scioto High School

For the  complete list of the 1,500 top U.S. high schools on this Newsweek Web Exclusive and how the list was compiled read "The Top of the Class" in the June 8, 2009 edition of Newsweek. You can also see previous year's lists there.

Congratulations to all four Central Ohio high schools.  I hope I did not miss any other Central Ohio schools on the list... I don't think I did...

Congratulations to Dublin City Schools  for getting all three Dublin high schools on the list. 

Congratulations to the Olentangy Local School District for Olentangy Liberty High School's place on the list, that is impressive!

Information on Central Ohio schools

Central Ohio Schools Puzzle - the answers

Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington

Congratulations to all the recent high school graduates from all  Central Ohio Schools. The rest of you it will be back to school time before you know it.  Looks like I blogged about seeing "back to school" stuff starting in late July last year.... Make the most of your summer.

The answers to Central Ohio Schools Crossword

Answers are bold

Across

1. Grandview Heights High Schools address is 1587 W. Third Ave. Columbus Ohio 43212-  Note clue said: 1587 W. _____ St. Columbus Ohio 43212 ... ooops

3. Upper Arlington has one high school(s)

7. The Dublin Scioto Irish

9. The Gahanna - Jefferson Public Schools

11.  The City of  Columbus high school at 4077 Karl Road, Columbus Ohio 45224 - Brookhaven

12.  The high school in Gahanna is called Lincoln.

13.  The Hilliard Darby Panthers

15.  The Village of Minerva Park is in the Westerville School District

16.  The Buckeye Valley School District is in Southern Delaware County

17.  The high school located at  1919 Northcliff Drive, Columbus OH 43229 , a school in the City of Columbus School District - Northland

19. The Worthington High School on Hard Road is named, Worthington Kilbourne High School

21.  The Clintonville area is in the Columbus  School District

23. The Olentangy Liberty High School students are known as "The Patriots"

24.  Westerville Central, Westerville North and Westerville South are the three high schools in the Westerville City School District 

25. Olentangy Orange High School is at 2840 East Orange Road Lewis Center Ohio 43035

26. The older Worthington high school is Thomas Worthington

Down

2. Dublin Coffman is the oldest of the three schools in the town with the same name....

3.  Grandview Heights has one high school(s)

4. The Village of Riverlea is in the Worthington City School District

5. The Big Walnut School District is in Southern Delaware County

6.  Children in the Village of New Albany attend schools in the Plain Local School District

8.  A Dublin High School on Hyland-Croy Road - Jerome

10. Hilliard Davidson High School was formerly known as Hiliard High School

11. The new Hilliard high school opening in the fall of 2009 is going to be called Bradley

14.  The Columbus high school in the Sharon Woods neighborhood at 6100 Beechcroft Road, Columbus Ohio is called Beechcroft High School.

15. Whetstone High School is on Scenic Drive in the Clintonville - Beechwold area

17.  The Olentangy Local School District is in Southern Delaware County

20. Centennial High School is on Bethel Road in Northwest Columbus

22.  The Olentangy High School students use the name "The Braves"

More information about some Central Ohio School Districts 

It's "See you in September" time... those Central Ohio School Districts  that have not let out for the summer will be soon....

Or do most Central Ohio public schools start back up in August?

Across

1. Grandview Heights High Schools address is 1587 W. _____ St. Ave.  Columbus Ohio 43212

3. Upper Arlington has ___ high school(s)

7. The Dublin Scioto _____

9. The Gahanna - __________ Public Schools

11.  The City of  Columbus high school at 4077 Karl Road, Columbus Ohio 45224

12.  The high school in Gahanna is called _______

13.  The Hilliard Darby __________

15.  The Village of Minerva Park is in the ____________ School District

16.  The Buckeye __________ School District is in Southern Delaware County

17.  The high school located at  1919 Northcliff Drive, Columbus OH 43229 , a school in the City of Columbus School District

19. The Worthington High School on Hard Road is named, Worthington _____________ High School

21.  The Clintonville area is in the _____________ School District

23. The Olentangy Liberty High School students are known as "The ________"

24.  Westerville _______ , Westerville North and Westerville South are the three high schools in the Westerville City School District 

25. Olentangy _______ High School is at 2840 East ______ Road Lewis Center Ohio 43035

26. The older Worthington high school is ________ Worthington

Down

2. _____ Coffman is the oldest of the three schools in the town with the same name....

3.  Grandview Heights has ___ high school(s)

4. The Village of Riverlea is in the ___________ City School District

5. The _____ Walnut School District is in Southern Delaware County

6.  Children in the Village of New Albany attend schools in the ____ Local School District

8.  A Dublin High School on Hyland-Croy Road.

10. Hilliard Davidson High School was formerly known as _______ High School

11. The new Hilliard high school opening in the fall of 2009 is going to be called _______

14.  The Columbus high school in the Sharon Woods neighborhood at 6100 Beechcroft Road, Columbus Ohio is called _____________ High School.

15. _________ High School is on Scenic Drive in the Clintonville - Beechwold area

17.  The Olentangy ______ School District is in Southern Delaware County

20. Centennial High School is on ______ Road in Northwest Columbus

22.  The Olentangy High School students use the name "The ______"

This is an open book quiz....  Here's more information about some Central Ohio School Districts 

Stay tuned the answers will magically appear here in about a week.

Central Ohio schools out for summer

Puzzled about Central Ohio Schools?

Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington

"Well we got no choice
All the girls and boys
Makin all that noise
'Cause they found new toys
Well we can't salute ya
Can't find a flag
If that don't suit ya
That's a drag

School's out for summer
School's out forever"

'scuse me ... I grew up with Alice Cooper... and someone asked me if I knew when "schools out..."

Well it kinda depends on which school district you are talking about.

A partial list of Central Ohio School District's " last day"  :

• Big Walnut Local School District  Wednesday, June 03, 2009
• Buckeye Valley Local School District Friday, June 05, 2009
• Columbus City School District - Thursday, June 04, 2009 (trad schedule)
  
• Dublin City School District - Thursday June 04, 2009 
• Gahanna Jefferson City School District - Wednesday,  June 10, 2009
• Grandview Heights - Friday, June 5, 2009
• Hilliard City School District - Friday, May 29, 2009
• New Albany - Plain Local School District -  Friday, June 5, 2009
• Olentangy Local School District -Tuesday,  June 2, 2009
• Upper Arlington City School District- Thursday, June 4, 2009
• Westerville City School District - Tuesday, June 9, 2009
• Worthington City School District  - Thursday, June 11, 2009

Unless of course schedules have changed due to calamity days, snow, wind...

I really, really forgot a valid answer to this poll about when summer starts in Central Ohio.  I am sure for many it is when school is out.

More about Central Ohio Schools:

Calamity Days in Columbus

Puzzled about Central Ohio  School Districts?

How's the neighborhood;  how good are the schools? 

Worthington Back to School... again

Central Ohio Back to School 2008

More about some  Central Ohio Public Schools   & Central Ohio Private Schools on my website.