Troy seniors in the class of 2000 ranked near the top of county schools in the percentage of students passing the twelfth grade proficiency tests. Twenty percent of graduating seniors in the class of 2000 graduated with state honors. The composite score average for Troy students was substantially higher than both the state and national averages. At least seventy percent of eighth grade students scored well enough to be labeled proficient on each of the ninth grade tests, with nearly half passing all five sections of the test. Troy High School students successfully competed in academic and extra-curricular competitions at both the state and national levels.
Parents place less emphasis on proficiency test scores than do non-parents.
In fact, around the state parents have begun to express more and more dissatisfaction with these high stakes tests, and as a result, state officials have been examining them and making changes. Additional alterations to the testing program are still being considered at the state level. Feedback given by community members of the Strategic Planning group indicated that while proficiency test scores are important, and we are expected to improve our performance on them, Troy residents expect a diverse educational program that is not driven exclusively by these tests. The Troy schools accommodate these expectations as is evidenced by the number of students participating in extra-curricular activities and classes that are not measured by proficiency tests. Hundreds of students participate in activities Based on Ohio Proficiency Test results, expectations in the elementary grades must be upgraded for Troy students to achieve better on these tests.