Summary:
The Ohio Digital Learning School is a public charter virtual high school located in Maumee, Ohio, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 939 students. The school is part of the Penta Career Center - District, which is ranked 769 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The Ohio Digital Learning School has struggled to provide a high-quality education to its students. The school has a higher percentage of White (69.44%) and African American (18.96%) students compared to the state average, with lower percentages of Hispanic (10.22%) and Asian (0.44%) students. Its 4-year graduation rate is only 44.8%, significantly lower than the state average. The school also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, reaching 47.7% in the 2019-2020 school year, much higher than the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are significantly lower than the state average across all subject areas, with particularly low performance in Geometry (2.5% proficient) and Algebra I (7.4% proficient). The school has a high student-teacher ratio of 40.3, much higher than the nearby Penta Career Center - on campus, which has a ratio of 13.1.
The Ohio Digital Learning School's struggles are particularly pronounced for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, who rank in the bottom 25% of Ohio high schools in these categories. The school's performance has generally declined over the past few years, with lower proficiency rates and graduation rates, as well as higher chronic absenteeism rates. The nearby Penta Career Center, a public high school, has a much more diverse student population, lower student-teacher ratio, and higher percentage of free/reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting that the Ohio Digital Learning School may be serving a more disadvantaged student population. These challenges highlight the difficulties that virtual schools can face in providing a high-quality education, particularly for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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