According to the latest High School to College Transition Report by the Ohio Board of Regents covering 2009 graduates attending Ohio public colleges, New Richmond and Milford were tied among Clermont County schools for the lowest percentage of students needing remedial math or English with 25 percent. Statewide, 41 percent of Ohio's 52,782 2009 high school graduates enrolled at Ohio public colleges as first-time students were placed in remedial math or English courses."I have always felt that NRHS has been excellent at preparing our students for any future endeavor they might aspire to,” said Adam Bird, superintendent of New Richmond schools. “ This data released by ODE just lends credence to what I have always felt about the preparatory work of the teaching staff of NREVSD."
New Richmond High School language arts teacher Sue Griffin discusses an assignment with sophomore Josie Buckingham.Totals for other Clermont County schools for 2009 graduates needing developmental math or English in the report were: Batavia, 26%; Glen Este, 35%; Bethel-Tate and Williamsburg, 38%; Amelia, 41%; Clermont Northeastern, 43%; Felicity, 52%; and Goshen, 59%.
New Richmond High School math teacher Carla Corbin with students (from left)Bobby Bingham, Jesse Thompson and David Martin.Totals for Clermont County schools for 2009 graduates needing developmental math were: Bethel-Tate, 17%; Batavia, 19%; New Richmond and Milford, 20%; Glen Este, 28%; Williamsburg, 38%; Clermont Northeastern and Amelia, 39%; Felicity, 48%; and Goshen, 52%.
Totals for Clermont County schools for 2009 graduates needing developmental English were: Clermont Northeastern, 8%; Milford, 11%; Williamsburg, 13%; New Richmond, 14%; Amelia and Felicity, 15%; Glen Este, 16%; Batavia, 17%; Bethel-Tate, 26%; and Goshen, 30%.
The report does not include graduates attending private or out-of-state colleges.
You can read the full College Transition Report at http://www.ohiohighered.org/files/uploads/data/reports/hs-to-college/High-School-Transition-Report-Fall2009.pdf.
