COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce released the 2023-24 Ohio School Report Cards on Friday.
The state says the report cards highlight the achievement of districts and schools across the state and their efforts to prepare students for the future.
The report cards grade the schools on overall ratings of 1 to 5 in half-star increments. Here is how some of the districts in central Ohio faired on this year's report card:
- Columbus City Schools - 2
- Bexley City Schools - 5
- Dublin City Schools - 5
- Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools - 4
- Grandview Heights Schools - 5
- Worthington Schools - 4.5
- New Albany-Plain Local Schools - 5
- Whitehall City Schools - 3
- Groveport Madison Schools - 3.5
- Westerville City Schools - 4
- Reynoldsburg City Schools - 3
- Hilliard City Schools - 4.5
- Hamilton Local Schools - 3
- Pickerington Schools - 4.5
- South-Western City Schools - 3.5
- Delaware City Schools - 4.5
- Olentangy Schools - 5
State officials say nearly 90% of school districts earned at least three stars, meeting the state expectations for performance. Schools also receive ratings for achievement, progress, gap closing, early literacy and graduation.
Additionally, the report cards will include student-level proficiency rates based on the results of Ohio's State Tests in language arts, math, science and social studies.
According to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, language arts proficiency showed improvement among elementary students. Officials also say graduation rates are the highest they have been in more than a decade: 87.9% of the 2023 student cohort graduating within four years and 89/1% of the 2022 student cohort graduating within five years.
“Our teachers continue to make great strides in building reading skills for students, and we believe we have the opportunity to continue improving in this area once all schools in Ohio become fully aligned with the Science of Reading,” said Gov. Mike DeWine. “We know the Science of Reading works because we know now exactly how the brain learns to read. This is especially important for our young children, because the earlier they are able to master reading, the better positioned they will be for success in every subject throughout their education.”
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