Most southwest Ohio schools met standards on state report cards. How did your district do?
Most southwest Ohio schools got at least a passing grade on state report cards released Friday, meaning they met or exceeded state standards last school year.
But seven of the region's 49 districts didn't make the grade. Those districts got fewer than three stars on the state's five-star grading system in overall performance, which reflects student achievement, state test scores, graduation rates, early literacy and other factors.
The districts that fell short of state standards are:
Lockland Local Schools.
Mount Healthy City Schools.
North College Hill City Schools.
Middletown City Schools.
Cincinnati Public Schools.
Winton Woods Local Schools.
Bernard-Elmwood Place City Schools.
State report card: Cincinnati Public Schools improves grade but still falls short
Ten districts in the region received the highest, five-star rating:
Ross Local Schools.
Loveland City Schools.
Madeira City Schools.
Mariemont City Schools.
Sycamore Community Schools.
Wyoming City Schools.
Forest Hills Local Schools.
Springboro Community Schools.
Mason City Schools.
Wayne Local Schools.
How did your school district perform? Here's how to read the state report cards
Cincinnati Public Schools, with 35,000 students, is by far the largest district in southwest Ohio and is the second largest district in Ohio. After receiving an overall performance rating of two stars for the 2022-2023 school year, CPS got a 2.5 rating for last school year.
The purpose of the report cards is to help parents, educators and taxpayers understand how students in their district are doing and to identify areas in need of improvement.
To calculate a district's overall performance rating, the state measures performance in five categories, or components:
Achievement – This tracks student performance on state tests and whether they met state thresholds, for grades 3-12.
Progress – This shows the improvement or decline in student performance by comparing last year's state test scores to previous state test scores.
Graduation – This measures the percentage of students who graduated within four and five years of entering high school.
Gap closing – This determines whether students of different races, income levels and abilities are meeting state standards.
Early literacy – This measures student performance on third grade reading tests, the percentage of students promoted from third to fourth grade, and how well districts support struggling readers.
Here's how the region's 10 largest school districts, after Cincinnati Public Schools, did in overall performance and in the five components:
Lakota Local Schools
Lakota Local Schools is the region's second-largest school system, with about 17,000 students in 22 schools in Butler County.
Overall – 4.5 stars
Achievement – 4 stars
Progress – 4 stars
Graduation – 4 stars
Gap closing – 5 stars
Early literacy – 3 stars
Mason City Schools
Mason City Schools serves about 10,000 students in four school buildings in Warren County.
Overall – 5 stars
Achievement – 5 stars
Progress – 5 stars
Graduation – 5 stars
Gap closing – 5 stars
Early literacy – 4 stars
Hamilton City Schools
Hamilton City Schools serve about 8,800 students in 12 schools in Butler County.
Overall – 3.5 stars
Achievement – 3 stars
Progress – 4 stars
Graduation – 2 stars
Gap closing – 4 stars
Early literacy – 2 stars
Fairfield City Schools
Fairfield City Schools serves about 8,800 students in 10 schools in Butler County.
Overall – 4 stars
Achievement – 3 stars
Progress – 4 stars
Graduation – 4 stars
Gap closing – 5 stars
Early literacy – 3 stars
Northwest Local Schools
Northwest Local Schools is the second largest school district in Hamilton County, with 7,800 students in 11 schools.
Overall – 3 stars
Achievement – 2 stars
Progress – 2 stars
Graduation – 4 stars
Gap closing – 5 stars
Early literacy – 3 stars
West Clermont Local Schools
The largest school system in Clermont County, West Clermont Local Schools serves about 7,700 students in nine schools.s
Overall – 4 stars
Achievement – 3 stars
Progress – 4 stars
Graduation – 3 stars
Gap closing – 5 stars
Early literacy – 3 stars
Oak Hills Local Schools
Oak Hills serves more than 7,200 students in nine schools in Hamilton County.
Overall – 4 stars
Achievement – 4 stars
Progress – 3 stars
Graduation – 4 stars
Gap closing – 4 stars
Early literacy – 4 stars
Forest Hills Local Schools
Forest Hills Local Schools serves about 6,800 students in nine schools in Hamilton County.
Overall – 5 stars
Achievement – 5 stars
Progress – 4 stars
Graduation – 5 stars
Gap closing – 5 stars
Early literacy – 5 stars
Milford Exempted Village Schools
With about 5,900 students in 10 schools, Milford is the second largest school system in Clermont County.
Overall – 4.5 stars
Achievement – 4 stars
Progress – 4 stars
Graduation – 4 stars
Gap closing – 4 stars
Early literacy – 3 stars
Sycamore Community Schools
Sycamore serves about 5,900 students in Hamilton County.
Overall – 5 stars
Achievement – 5 stars
Progress – 5 stars
Graduation – 5 stars
Gap closing – 5 stars
Early literacy – 4 stars
See how your local school did on the 2024 Ohio state report cards
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: How did southwest Ohio schools do on state report cards?
