The Seven Hills School Named
For Immediate Release November 6, 2013
Contact: Karla Dejean 513.728.2435 (o) or 513.926.1005 (c)
The Seven Hills School Named Ohio Academic Champion by Gerber Analytics, LLC Recognized for Outstanding Academic Results for the Seventh Year in a Row Cincinnati – For the seventh year in a row, Seven Hills has again been named among the Top Academic Schools in Ohio; this year earning the rank of sixth out of 1,006 Ohio schools. Additionally, we are one of only three schools in the state, and the only co-ed school, to have made the list of Champion Schools in all seven years since the rankings were developed. The annual Gerber Analytics study identifies the best schools in Ohio based on each school’s performance on the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT), a test administered each year by the Ohio Department of Education to all tenth graders in the 1,006 schools across the state. The OGT evaluates the performance of high school students in the areas of math, reading, social studies, science and writing. The Ohio Department of Education administers the OGT to tenth grade students in all 1,006 schools in the state. Gerber Analytics calculates the percentage of students who score “Proficient” or better at each school and ranks the top-performing schools. This year, just 93 schools, or 9.2 percent of the schools in Ohio, had at least 91 percent of their tenth grade students pass the test. At The Seven Hills School, 98.7 percent of the students passed all five subject-area tests, the highest proficiency rating in Cincinnati. Overall, 91 percent of Seven Hills students scored “Accelerated” or “Advanced” on all five of the subject tests, and The Seven Hills School was listed among the top twenty-five schools in the state in all five subject areas. In addition to rating Ohio schools based on proficiency rates, Gerber Analytics also calculates a “Performance Index Score (PIS)” for each school, which, according to the report, most “accurately reflects the overall performance of a school.” This year, Seven Hills’ PIS score was the sixth highest in Ohio. “That being said, it is a wonderful validation to be recognized as an Academic Champion for the seventh year in a row,” said The Seven Hills School Head of School Chris Garten. “The strength of this analysis is that it represents the depth of preparation that all of our students achieve. It looks not just at the school’s success in preparing its top students, but also at the achievements of the entire class. We are deeply proud of all the hard work, by teachers and by students, that this level of achievement requires!” ### The Seven Hills School is an independent, non-sectarian coed school that prepares students two years old through grade 12 for 21st century opportunities. Our students graduate as future-ready learners with the skills and habits of mind needed to excel in college and beyond, to live honorably, to lead effectively, and to learn continuously. The school has been educating Cincinnati area girls and boys since 1906.
Hillsdale campus 5400 Red Bank Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45227 513.728.2400 www.7hills.org Doherty campus 2726 Johnstone Place Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
Intellectually vibrant, individually attuned, future-ready learning for students grades pre-K through 12
Contact: Karla Dejean 513.728.2435 (o) or 513.926.1005 (c)
The Seven Hills School Named Ohio Academic Champion by Gerber Analytics, LLC Recognized for Outstanding Academic Results for the Seventh Year in a Row Cincinnati – For the seventh year in a row, Seven Hills has again been named among the Top Academic Schools in Ohio; this year earning the rank of sixth out of 1,006 Ohio schools. Additionally, we are one of only three schools in the state, and the only co-ed school, to have made the list of Champion Schools in all seven years since the rankings were developed. The annual Gerber Analytics study identifies the best schools in Ohio based on each school’s performance on the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT), a test administered each year by the Ohio Department of Education to all tenth graders in the 1,006 schools across the state. The OGT evaluates the performance of high school students in the areas of math, reading, social studies, science and writing. The Ohio Department of Education administers the OGT to tenth grade students in all 1,006 schools in the state. Gerber Analytics calculates the percentage of students who score “Proficient” or better at each school and ranks the top-performing schools. This year, just 93 schools, or 9.2 percent of the schools in Ohio, had at least 91 percent of their tenth grade students pass the test. At The Seven Hills School, 98.7 percent of the students passed all five subject-area tests, the highest proficiency rating in Cincinnati. Overall, 91 percent of Seven Hills students scored “Accelerated” or “Advanced” on all five of the subject tests, and The Seven Hills School was listed among the top twenty-five schools in the state in all five subject areas. In addition to rating Ohio schools based on proficiency rates, Gerber Analytics also calculates a “Performance Index Score (PIS)” for each school, which, according to the report, most “accurately reflects the overall performance of a school.” This year, Seven Hills’ PIS score was the sixth highest in Ohio. “That being said, it is a wonderful validation to be recognized as an Academic Champion for the seventh year in a row,” said The Seven Hills School Head of School Chris Garten. “The strength of this analysis is that it represents the depth of preparation that all of our students achieve. It looks not just at the school’s success in preparing its top students, but also at the achievements of the entire class. We are deeply proud of all the hard work, by teachers and by students, that this level of achievement requires!” ### The Seven Hills School is an independent, non-sectarian coed school that prepares students two years old through grade 12 for 21st century opportunities. Our students graduate as future-ready learners with the skills and habits of mind needed to excel in college and beyond, to live honorably, to lead effectively, and to learn continuously. The school has been educating Cincinnati area girls and boys since 1906.
Hillsdale campus 5400 Red Bank Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45227 513.728.2400 www.7hills.org Doherty campus 2726 Johnstone Place Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
Intellectually vibrant, individually attuned, future-ready learning for students grades pre-K through 12
