West Geauga Schools continues a path of academic excellence, according to a U.S. News & World Report ranking, as well as state report card results released in the fall.
West Geauga Schools continues a path of academic excellence, according to a U.S. News & World Report ranking, as well as state report card results released in the fall.
All three of West Geauga’s eligible buildings received a Best School ranking, according to the U.S. News & World Report for 2024.
West Geauga High School ranked #33 in Ohio out of 941 high schools and #811 out of nearly 17,660 public high schools nationally. West Geauga Middle School ranked #7 in Ohio out of 2,451 middle schools, according to the report, which also had Lindsey Elementary School ranked #17 in Ohio out of 3,055 elementary schools.
This is the first year the report included middle and elementary ranking by state. Typically, only high schools are ranked both nationally and statewide.
“The one that I look at, probably with the greatest degree of certainty and pride, would be our ranking on the (Ohio Department of Education) report card, because quite honestly, there’s no other school in Lake or Geauga county that’s real close to us on that. We’re doing real well,” Superintendent Rich Markwardt said.
West Geauga was ranked 10th in the Performance Index on the ODE report card that was released earlier this fall.
“The recognition is attributed to the hard work of the district’s wonderful students, staff and administrators, along with the support of families,” the district said in a press release.
The rankings use the same methodology for all included grade levels, according to the U.S. News & World Report.
“For each state, schools were assessed on their shares of students who were proficient or above proficient in their mathematics and reading/language arts state assessments,” the report said. “Great elementary and middle schools educate their students from all socioeconomic backgrounds with the goal of setting them up for success. In turn, their students develop the core competencies in state curricula to best prepare them for high school.”
