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Mission/Vision statement: "Welcome to Rosemore Middle School where our goal is to dream and achieve BIG each day with each student! We embrace the uniqueness of our middle school students. We work diligently on helping our students set goals. We explore methods to educate the whole child (academic, social, and emotional)."

Extracurriculars: "football, basketball, cross country, volleyball, soccer, track, cheerleading, drill team, softball, baseball, wrestling, art club, animal club, STEM club, dream team scholars, Model UN, and student council"

Drill team? Drill teams require dancers to move in unison to specific, sharp dance movements. Two popular types of drill teams include military drill teams and dance drill teams.

Courses: "honors English, Project Lead the Way (STEM focused), geometry, and Spanish

Resources within district website:

HEART OF OHIO FAMILY HEALTH at Whitehall Yearling High School: HEART OF OHIO FAMILY HEALTH at WYHS is open to the public (insured and uninsured) from 8 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday. It is professionally staffed by a Certified Nurse Practitioner, two medical assistants, front desk/registration staff, and a behavioral health counselor (as needed). The health center’s services include immunizations, same-day sick appointments, behavioral health services, physical health services, sports physicals, substance use screenings, chronic care management, and more.

Mental health page: self harm and trauma-informed care articles

Food assistance locations

Homelessness locations

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89.4% attendance rate

3.5 overall rating

Achievement (This component represents whether student performance on state tests met established thresholds and how well students performed on tests overall): 2/5

Progress (This component looks closely at the growth all students are making based on their past performance): 4/5

Gap Closing (This component is a measure of the reduction in educational gaps for student subgroups): 4/5

100% of students have an economic disadvantage

"Has the district implemented a positive behavior intervention and support framework in compliance with Ohio Revised Code? No"

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45% of Rosemore Middle School students are Black, 25% of students are Hispanic, 20% of students are White, and 10% of students are Two or more races.

21% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 52% OH state average), while 36% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 60% OH state average).

784 students attend Rosemore Middle School.

43 Full time teachers

Rosemore Middle School offers enrollment in grades 6-8

54% eligible for free lunch

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Serving 784 students in grades 6-8, Rosemore Middle School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Ohio for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).

The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 21% (which is lower than the Ohio state average of 52%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 36% (which is lower than the Ohio state average of 60%).

The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Ohio state level of 17:1.

Minority enrollment is 80% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Ohio state average of 33% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Rosemore Middle School's student population of 784 students has grown by 7% over five school years.

The teacher population of 43 teachers has grown by 10% over five school years.

Rosemore Middle School ranks within the bottom 50% of all 3,241 schools in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

#2665 out of 3241 schools
(Bottom 50%)

Participates in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP)

Eligible for Reduced Lunch

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), OH Dept. of Education

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Rosemore Middle School (Ranked Bottom 50% for 2024) - Columbus, OH

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Rosemore Middle School is ranked within the bottom 50% of all public schools in Ohio. Serving 784 students in grades 6-8, this school is located in Columbus, OH.

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Community Resource Directory | Whitehall, OH - Official Website

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Learn about assistance programs available to the Whitehall community

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A 48-by-20-foot mural on the east side of Whitehall's parks and recreation building at John Bishop Park could be, city leaders hope, the catalyst to spur more public art.

The mural, created by the hand of Whitehall resident Wil Wong Yee, depicts the diversity of the city's residents enjoying the amenities of the park.

Yee, 39, is a 1999 graduate of Whitehall-Yearling High School.

Yee put the final touches on the mural, including handprints along its bottom border, on Oct. 19. He estimated he spent 288 hours since early September converting the brick wall into a pastel of colors, most visible from Country Club Road and Dimson Drive North.

The building on which the mural was painted served as a U.S. Army Reserve Center for decades, until the city acquired it about 10 years ago as government surplus.

The city was required to convert it into a public use as a condition of ownership.

Now, it's used as a maintenance facility and offices for Whitehall's recreation and parks department, providing a close and convenient site for staff to maintain John Bishop Park and support activities, said Shannon Sorrell, director of the department.

Sorrell said the city turned to Yee to create a mural the city hopes will serve as a model for future public art.

Brought to the city's attention by Katie Quincel, a member of the city's parks and recreation commission, Yee "had a great idea and a vision" for the mural, Sorrell said.

The mural represents the city's first time commissioning a piece of public artwork.

The city paid Yee $9,000 for his services, Sorrell said.

"We hope it will spur more public art," she said.

Mayor Kim Maggard, describing the mural last month at a Whitehall Chamber of Commerce event, said the city wants to expand such efforts.

While no timeline exists, Sorrell said the city plans to create a commission to establish guidelines for public art in the city.

"It is something we will discuss more next year, moving forward," Sorrell said.

In crafting the mural, Yee said he thought of "moments and memories," taking pictures of people at play in John Bishop Park and making a collage of those images for the mural.

Yee used acrylic outdoor paint, spray paint and markers to create the mural.

Yee, a graduate of Columbus College of Art and Design, said while he has been commissioned for private works of art, the mural at the former armory is his first public artwork.
kcorvo@thisweeknews.com @ThisWeekCorvo

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A 48-by-20-foot mural on the east side of Whitehall's parks and recreation building at John Bishop Park could be, city leaders hope, the catalyst to spur more public art. The mural, created by the...