Worthington real estate

Congratulations to Worthington's Bluffsview Elementary School students and teachers:  

Bluffsview Elementary School 2009- 2010  report card

The 2009 - 2010 school year report cards from the state of Ohio are out and the Bluffsview Elementary School in the Worthington City School District got a grade of Excellent with Distinction!  The link is the .pdf  which gives detailed information for the elementary school. 

An A+ ?  It is the highest designation.

The six designations for schools in Ohio:

• Excellent with Distinction
• Excellent
• Effective
• Continuous Improvement
• Academic Watch
• Academic Emergency

Map  Bluffsview Elementary School  is located at 7111 Linworth Rd, Columbus, OH 43235.  The Worthington elementary school serves kindergarten through sixth grade students.

Neighborhoods that attend Bluffsview Elementary currently include Lakes of Worthington, Stilson Highlands, Stilson Village, The Bluffs,  Worthington Lakes and Worthingview.

School attendence area can change year to year based on population shifts within the school district.  The Worthington City School District website has a map that shows attendence areas as well as a list of attendence by street.  

The Worthington City School District as a whole got a grade of Excellent from the State of Ohio.

Bluffsview Elementary School neighborhoods

This post brought to you by 1344 Snowmass Rd, Columbus OH 43235, a listing in the Worthingview  neighborhood and  Worthington's Bluffsview Elementary School  attendance area.  The address link provides current information on that listing.

Worthington Schools 1937

This is another photo from my favorite "Worthington boy" from the 1930s.  Don O'Brien grew up north of Worthington on E. Wilson Bridge Rd. in the 1930s and 1940s.  Here is a photo of his 7th grade class in front of his classroom (a portable classroom.)  Wonder if 7th grade was  middle school or junior high? 

Click on the link below to go to Don O'Brien's Flickr photostream. He posts photos new and old  as dok1 on Fkliker http://www.flickr.com/photos/dok1/ / CC BY 2.0

Worthington schools restructuring only affects middle school students and then not even most middle school students.  Just the kids who would now attend one of the four (or five if you count Phoenix) middle schools in the Worthington City School District.

McCord Middle School -  Map - 1500 Hard Road, Columbus, OH 43235

Perry Middle School - Map - 2341 Snouffer Road Worthington, OH 43085

The Perry Middle School building on Snouffer Road will still house Phoenix Middle School.

Google Maps seems ahead of the game.  Google Maps gave me  1500 Hard Road as the address for Perry Middle School.    The snippet of a Google Map here shows Google identifying Perry's address as 1500 Hard Road, Columbus Ohio 43235 rather than the Snouffer Road address.  Google is identifying the 2341 Snouffer Road as Phoenix Middle School.  Currently both Phoenix and Perry Middle Schools are housed in the building at 2341 Snouffer Road which says "Perry" on the front of the building.

The maps of the current Worthington middle school attendence areas and elementary school attendences area  from the Worthington City School site:

Worthington City Schools Middle School Attendance Map - .pdf

Worthington City Schools Elementary School Attendance Map  - .pdf

If I understand this correctly the elementary feeder schools that will be affected are Brookside Estates Elementary,  Bluffsview Elementary and Granby Elementary.  Worthington area neighborhoods that are affected include: Bluffsview,  Brookside Estates, Brookside Woods (the part that is in Worthington schools of course, not the part in Dublin), Brookside Village,  The Lakes at Worthington, Oldstone Crossing, Smoky Row Manor, The Bluffs, Worthington Green, Worthingview and others.

Perhaps there is concern that McCord will be overcrowded though too, but the FAQ on the Worthington City School site tells projected class size.

Worthington schools restructuring

The NBC4i.com coverage includes a video   Middle School Restructuring A Hot Topic Among Worthington Parents  and says " Worthington Restructuring - Worthington City Schools is consolidating its middle schools due to declining enrollment."

The  Worthington middle schools not affected by the restructuring are Worthingway and Kilbourne. 

Previously about the  Worthington City School District:

Worthington School News  

Worthington's Bluffsview Elementary School  

Worthington Schools get A++

Worthington schools Slate Hill Elementary School earned a grade of Excellent for the 2008 - 2009 school year!  This  Worthington school's information brought you by 184 Cameron Ridge Dr, Columbus OH 43235 a condo in the Village of Forest Ridge in Far North Columbus and the Worthington City School District.    The current attendance area for Slate Hill Elementary includes this neighborhood and others off Flint Road.

Worthington Schools - 7625 Alta View Boulevard Worthington OH 43085

Slate Hill Elementary School  2008 - 2009 Report Card

Does Excellent = A ?

Worthington Schools Get an A+  The Worthington school district as a whole earned a report card of "Excellent with Distinction, but each shool, elementary, middle and high school got a report card too.

"The Worthington City Schools report card  - pdf for the  2008 - 2009 school year

OK the state does not give A,B,C, D, F and any  + or _  (plus or minus)

• Excellent with Distinction
• Excellent
• Effective
• Continuous Improvement
• Academic Watch
• Academic Emergency

are the designations for the schools I believe...."

A belated congratulations to the Slate Hill Elementary community, teachers, staff, children and parents on the grade of "Excellent."  I was writing posts about the Worthington Schools in August and September but got side tracked.  Schools are an important part of a community.

Schools are sometimes important in the decision about purchasing a home.

Visit my website for links for many   private and public schools in Central Ohio.

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Worthington's Evening Street Elementary School earned a  grade of  "Excellent" from the state of Ohio on it's 2008 -  2009 report card

Evening Street Elementary School's 2008 - 2009 Report Card

Evening Street School's address is 885 Evening Street, Worthington Ohio 43085, just north of Dublin Granville Road.  Evening Street School is in the City of Worthington.

The report cards from the Ohio Department of Education   came out just as students were starting the 2009- 2010 school year.  The photo of the sign at Worthington's Evening Street Elementarty School was taken over the summer break.

The entire Worthington School District earned the rating of "Excellent With Disctinction" from the Ohio Department of Education.

Worthington City School District

Worthington Schools earns A++

Worthington homes for sale - a market report for the Worthington school district

City of Worthington homes for sale - a market report for the City of Worthington

More information on some other Central Ohio public school districts

Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington

Maureen McCabe - Congratulations to Worthington's Liberty Elementary School for the great report card for the 2008-2009 school year. The school located at 8081 Saddle Run Road, in the Smokey Row area earned an Excellent with Distinction rating from the State of Ohio.

Worthington's Liberty Elementary School Report Card a .pdf document

The Worthington School District as a whole earned an ''Excellent with Distinction"  rating as well.  The individual schools in the school district range from Effective to Excellent With Distinction.

Worthington's Liberty Elementary School is physically located in the City of Columbus and it is in Franklin County.  The schools mailing address is 8081 Saddle Run Road, Powell Ohio 43065.  - map   Liberty Elementary School is the farthest northwest Worthington elementary school serving neighborhoods that border the Dublin and Olentangy School Districts.   The part of the City of  Columbus that is in the Worthington School District was the Worthington School District long before the land was annexed into the City of Columbus.

Worthington City School District

Worthington Schools earns A++

Worthington homes for sale - a market report for the Worthington school district

More information on some other Central Ohio public school districts

Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington

The Worthington Estate Elementary School earned an 'Excellent' rating in the 2008 - 2009 school year from the Ohio Department of Education.

Worthington Estates Elementary School - 2008 - 2009 school year report card.  Congratulations.

Worthington Estates Elementary School is located at 6760 Rieber St. Worthington, Ohio 43085 in the City of Worthington.   

The Worthington City School District as a whole earned an 'Excellent With Distinction'  rating from the Ohio Department of Education, each school building receives a grade from the state.  I believe looking at the site all the schools in the Worthington City School District were the top three of the total six ranging from "Excellent With Distinction" to "Effective" with the "Excellent" rating received by Worthington Estates Elementary School sandwiched between.

Worthington Estates Elementary - attendance area neighborhoods

Of course the Worthington Estates neighborhood children attend school at Worthington Estates Elementary.  Other residential neighborhoods include Olentangy Hills in the City of Worthington.  Some of the Worthington Woods area north of 270 in the City of Columbus attends Worthington Estates Elementary School.  The Sanctuary and other City of Columbus neighborhoods in the Worthington School District which currently are in the Worthington Estates Elementary attendance areas.  Redistricting within the school district can and will happen with changes in population.

The school district boundaries in Central Ohio were in place prior to the annexation and development of a lot of ground by the City of Columbus.  The Worthington School District is I believe approximately 20 square miles while the city of Worthington is considerably smaller. 

The Worthington Estates Elementary attendence area as well as all the other Worthington schools are mapped on the district site.  There is also a street by street guide which should list every street within the Worthington City School District and the elementary, middle and high school that the children on the street attend.  

The Worthington City School District went back to school this week for the 2009 - 2010 year.

Worthington Schools earn an A++

Worthington homes for sale -  a recent market report for the Worthington School District

Some (not all)  other Central Ohio School Districts, in Northern Franklin County and Southern Delaware County.

Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington

Worthington's Bluffsview Elementary School -  makes the grade

Congratulations to Worthington's Bluffsview Elementary School for the great report card for the 2008-2009 school year. The school located at 7111 Linworth Road, Columbus Ohio 43235 earned an 'Excellent with Distinction'  rating from the State of Ohio.  That is the highest rating available.

Bluffsview Elementary School 2008 -2009 Report Card from the State of Ohio Department of Education

The Worthington School District earned an 'Excellent with Distinction' rating as well.  The indivdual schools in the school district range from 'Effective' to 'Excellent With Distinction.'

Worthington's Bluffsview Elementary School is located in the City of Columbus AND in the Worthington School District.  School district boundaries in northwestern Franklin County were in place long before much of the area was annexed to the City of Columbus. The schools serving a particular home or neighborhhod may change based on population. 

Worthington City School District

Worthington Schools earns A++

Worthington homes for sale - a market report for the Worthington school district

More information on some other Central Ohio public school districts

Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington

Worthington Schools earn  A++ - actually the Worthington City School District as a whole earned "Excellent with Distinction"

The Worthington City Schools report card  - pdf for the  2008 - 2009 school year

OK the state does not give A,B,C, D, F and any  + or _  (plus or minus)

• Excellent with Distinction
• Excellent
• Effective
• Continuous Improvement
• Academic Watch
• Academic Emergency

are the designations I believe....

Worthington Schools earn  A++ as a whole - each school building get's a grade too

Look at individual school buildings, Worthington or another Ohio school district -  Ohio schools by individual school.

As an example report cards for the high schools in Worthington:

Thomas Worthington - pdf

Worthington Kilbourne - pdf

Both Worthington high schools earned a grade of excellent for the 2008 - 2009 school year.

Individual Worthington schools that received an Excellent with Distinction grade are Liberty Elementary and Bluffsview Elementary Schools.

There is so much information available on the Ohio Department of Education site it is overwhelming.

Look at other Central Ohio school districts - Ohio School Districts

Worthington Schools earn  A++

Congratulations to everyone in the Worthington School District and have a great year!  I believe this is the first day of school...   you earned your A++

More about the Worthington City Schools

Ohio Schools report cards - making the grade?

Central Ohio Schools - Back to School 2009

Worthington School News

Maureen McCabe HER Worthington

Worthington School News this morning in the Columbus Dispatch

I heard it on the local TV news so Googled for the story...  The City of Worthington paid for crossing guards inside the city of Worthington at elementary schools but that expense is being shifted to the Worthington School Disctrict. In the article  written by Ann Fisher of the Columbus Dispatch:

Worthington schools taxpayers will now pay crossing guards

"Previously, Worthington schools had chipped in about $7,500 for the in-city guards and also paid $33,000 for three other guards for elementary schools - Bluffsview, Liberty and Slate Hill - that are outside the city."

The article says the cities of Hilliard and Grandview Heights pay for crossing guards within their cities too, rather than the school district.

The city of Worthington will continue to employ and train the crossing guards.  The City of Worthington employed a guard at St. Michael's School too, that school or the Catholic Diocese will have to pick up the cost of a crossing guard at High Street at the intersection with W.  Selby St. Boulevard

The Columbus Dispatch article about this Worthington School News highlights some changes at Colonial Hills and Evening Street Elementary Schools. 

The Worthington City School District will have a bond levy on the November ballot.

How's the Neighborhood? How good are the schools?

Worthington Back to School... again  - 2008 school year

Real estate market City of Worthington vs. the Worthington School District

Maureen McCabe Real Living HER Worthington