Keifer Alternative Center
About This School
Preschool | Grades 3-12 | Springfield City
Keifer Alternative Center is located in Springfield, OH and is one of 16 schools in Springfield City School District. It is a alt. school that serves 179 students in grades 3-12.
Alternative schools are public schools that offer nontraditional education for students whose needs cannot be met in a regular, special education, or vocational school. While alternative schools are distinct from regular, special education, and vocational schools in their teaching approach or classroom environment, they can provide similar services and/or curriculum for students. Alternative schools include schools for potential dropouts, residential treatment centers for substance abuse, schools for chronic truants, and schools for students with behavioral problems.
Keifer Alternative Center did not make AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Ohio in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Keifer Alternative Center's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Keifer Alternative Center had 9 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Ohio average is 16 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Keifer Alternative Center's students and teachers. more
Alternative schools are public schools that offer nontraditional education for students whose needs cannot be met in a regular, special education, or vocational school. While alternative schools are distinct from regular, special education, and vocational schools in their teaching approach or classroom environment, they can provide similar services and/or curriculum for students. Alternative schools include schools for potential dropouts, residential treatment centers for substance abuse, schools for chronic truants, and schools for students with behavioral problems.
Keifer Alternative Center did not make AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Ohio in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Keifer Alternative Center's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Keifer Alternative Center had 9 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Ohio average is 16 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Keifer Alternative Center's students and teachers. more
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| School Name distance | TestRating | Community Rating |
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| Lincoln Elementary School 0.5 miles |  |
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| Nightingale Montessori 0.6 miles | n/a | |
| Catholic Central High School 0.7 miles | n/a | |
| Springfield Acad of Excellence Elementary School 0.7 miles |  |
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| Hayward Middle School 0.8 miles |  |
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Amanda Miller: It has been a long time since I attended Keifer, but during my time there I learned a lot about myself and even more about being a better student. They taught me the importance of learning and giving it my all. Sometimes I find myself remembering all the great times I had when I was there, and missing all of my wonderful teachers! I'm sure some are gone but they were all amazing to me! I left after my first year there, I was given the option to go back to my home school, and though I missed my old friends, the new people I met had lasting impressions on me. If I had continued on at Keifer I probably would have graduated, but because I decided to go back, I dropped out shortly after. My regret is leaving Keifer. They call it an alternative school, and some think that is a bad thing, really it just gives students like myself a different and new way of learning! I would recommend this school to any student who is having problems fitting in at their homeschool, or who just have issues learning.
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 179
37%
63%
Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Keifer Alternative Center had 67% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Ohio had 42% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.Student Ethnicity (2011)
White
53%
Black
34%
Two or More Races
11%
Hispanic
3%
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Springfield City District Spending
$10,389Per Pupil
The Springfield City spends $10,389 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 54% on instruction, 41% on support services, 6% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Springfield City District
9:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
In 2011, Keifer Alternative Center had 9 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Ohio average is 16 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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About the OGT
What is it?
The OGT is an annual test used to assess a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students in 10 and 11 are assessed in reading, writing, math, science and social studies. The OGT is a high school graduation requirement for public and charter schools.
How is it Scored?
Students are rated at one of five levels: advanced, accelerated, proficient,basic or limited. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level. Grade 11 scores represent both grade 10 and grade 11 students.
Math
school
50%
district
70%
state
81%
Reading
school
54%
district
77%
state
87%
Science
school
31%
district
53%
state
72%
Social Studies
school
34%
district
61%
state
76%
Writing
school
52%
district
80%
state
89%
Overall Score
school
55
district
79
state
91
Performance Index Results (2007)
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Math
school
25%
district
60%
state
79%
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Reading
school
38%
district
72%
state
85%
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Science
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7%
district
55%
state
73%
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Social Studies
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7%
district
64%
state
78%
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Writing
school
38%
district
75%
state
85%
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Overall Score
school
38
Performance Index Results (2008)
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Overall Score
school
35
district
78
Performance Index Results (2009)
Math
school
23%
district
65%
state
80%
Reading
school
23%
district
71%
state
83%
Science
school
19%
district
54%
state
73%
Social Studies
school
19%
district
65%
state
80%
Writing
school
23%
district
71%
state
84%
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Overall Score
school
49
district
79
Performance Index Results (2010)
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Math
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28%
district
65%
state
83%
change 79%
Reading
school
41%
district
72%
state
87%
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Science
school
14%
district
54%
state
75%
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Social Studies
school
31%
district
62%
state
80%
change 34%
Writing
school
31%
district
74%
state
90%
Math
school
29%
district
80%
state
89%
Reading
school
46%
district
82%
state
92%
Science
school
25%
district
75%
state
84%
Social Studies
school
29%
district
75%
state
88%
Writing
school
43%
district
83%
state
93%
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Overall Score
school
49
Performance Index Results (2011)
1
TestRating
1 out of 10
The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For Ohio, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2011 Ohio Achievement Test Results and OGT Results for all subjects tested.
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