Tuesday, April 28, 1998
The 1984 settlement in the Bronson vs. Board of Education desegregation lawsuit identified eight Cincinnati Public schools as the poorest achievers and those most in need of help.
Desegregation efforts have had mixed results in blending enrollment at these schools, but student performance on state proficiency tests remains low:
Hays School, West End. Five percent of students passed all sections of the fourth-grade proficiency test, while 9 percent passed all of the sixth-grade test. One hundred percent of students were black in 1974, compared to 87 percent last year.
Heberle School, West End. Five percent passed all sections of the fourth-grade test, while 3 percent passed all of the sixth-grade test. Eighty-two percent were black in 1974, compared to 72 percent last year.
Heinold School, North Fairmount. Nine percent passed all sections of the fourth- and sixth-grade proficiency tests, while 17 percent of eighth-graders passed all of the ninth-grade test. Eighty-one percent were black last year; figures were unavailable for 1974. Hoffman School, East Walnut Hills. Two percent passed all sections of the fourth- and sixth-grade tests. One hundred percent were black in 1974, compared to 99 percent last year.
Oyler School, Lower Price Hill. No students passed all sections of the fourth-grade test, while 7 percent passed all of the sixth-grade test. The school had no black students in 1974, compared to 52 percent last year.
Rothenberg School, Over-the-Rhine. Two percent passed all sections of the fourth-grade test, while 0 percent passed all of the sixth-grade test. Seventy-five percent were black in 1974, compared to 94 percent last year.
Washington Park Elementary, Over-the-Rhine. Seven percent passed all sections of the fourth-grade test, while 0 percent passed all of the sixth-grade test. Sixty-four percent were black in 1974, compared to 68 percent last year.
Windsor Elementary, Walnut Hills. Five percent passed all sections of the fourth-grade test, while 8 percent passed all of the sixth-grade test. Ninety-four percent were black in 1974, compared to 99 percent last year.
Source: Cincinnati Public Schools
