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Four area school districts earned five stars on their Ohio School Report Card for the 2022-2023 school year, the highest possible rating indicating a significant surpassing of state standards.
Additionally, Tri Star attained five stars on its Career Technical Planning District Report Card.
Switching from letter grades to a rating system ranging from one to five stars in half-star increments, Ohio Department of Education's school report cards are designed to give communities a clear picture of progress of schools in raising achievement and preparing students for the future, according to ODE.
The overall rating of a school report card is made up of five components - achievement, progress, gap closing, early literacy and graduation. The College, Career, Workforce and Military Readiness component is reported but does not count toward the overall rating for the 2022-2023 report cards, according to ODE.
Marion Local, Minster, New Bremen and New Knoxville schools all secured five stars on their overall school report cards.
Districts and schools receive an overall rating of 1 to 5 stars in half-star increments. The overall rating is comprised of five rated components - Achievement, Progress, Gap Closing, Graduation and Early Literacy. The College, Career, Workforce and Military Readiness component does not contribute to the overall rating on the 2023 Ohio School Report Cards.
SOURCE: reportcard.education.ohio.gov
Reflecting on the school's superlative performance, Marion Local Schools Superintendent Mike Pohlman said he's very proud to live and work in the district and experience its residents' drive to succeed.
"I am extremely grateful for the hard work, passion for learning and competitiveness that our students display," Pohlman told The Daily Standard. "Our teachers and staff have a passion for educating our students and are continually building relationships to reach each student."
Minster Local Schools Superintendent Josh Meyer was also pleased with his district's state report card.
"Minster was one of 75 districts out of over 600 in the state that earned an overall rating of five stars," he said at this week's regular board meeting. "Our students and staff continue to achieve at quite a high level. We earned a five star rating, earning 23 out of a possible 25 stars."
Coldwater Exempted Village Schools and Fort Recovery Local Schools each notched four and a half stars on their overall school report cards, a rating showing the districts have exceeded state standards.
Also exceeding state standards was St. Henry Consolidated Local Schools with a four star rating on its overall state report card.
"The evaluation highlighted the high level of achievement that our students displayed with a performance index of 106.8 out of 108.8. Our students are high performing and have a great work ethic that is instilled in them from their parents and community," said St. Henry superintendent Adam Puthoff when asked about the district's greatest strengths and areas of excellence of which he is particularly proud.
St. Marys City Schools and Parkway Local Schools each earned three and a half stars on their overall state report cards. This rating means the districts met state standards.
Celina City Schools, too, met state standards in its overall state report card with a three-star rating.
On the Career Technical Planning District Report Card, Tri Star, which met all nine federal indicators, gained a five-star rating.
Taking a closer look at the overall state report cards, the following information and comments for school year 2022-2023 were provided for local schools:
• Marion Local Schools, made up of two schools, had an enrollment of 907 students with a 97.1% attendance rate and a 98.6% four-year graduation rate. District teachers on average had 16 years of experience and earned $64,927. Their attendance rate was 95.5%.
The district earned five stars for academic achievement, closing educational gaps, graduation rates and early literacy (K-3). It earned four stars for progress or the growth of all students based on past performances.
"Our administration made a concerted effort to incentivize the students to work hard on the state test. We increased our PI (performance index) score by over two points from the previous year so incentivizing the students to take the tests seriously did bear much fruit," Pohlman remarked.
• Minster Local Schools, made up of two schools, had an enrollment of 836 students with a 95.8% attendance rate and a 95.4% four-year graduation rate. District teachers on average had 20 years of experience and earned $74,511. Their attendance rate was 95.3%.
The district earned five stars for academic achievement, closing educational gaps and early literacy (K-3). It earned four stars for progress or the growth of all students based on past performances and graduation rates.
• New Bremen Local Schools, made up of two schools, had an enrollment of 796 students with a 96.1% attendance rate and a 98.4% four-year graduation rate. District teachers on average had 19 years of experience and earned $69,307.
The district earned five stars for academic achievement, closing educational gaps, graduation rates and early literacy (K-3). It earned three stars for progress or the growth of all students based on past performances.
"I just wanted to say congratulations, Marcus (Overman, 7-12 grade principal) and Dianne (Kramer, K-6 grade principal). Fantastic job," said New Bremen superintendent Jason Schrader at Wednesday night's school board meeting. "We were in the top 2% of the state in the ranking so you should be commended for all your hard work. I know you pay attention to all the little details and that really does make a difference, so thank you for all your work."
• New Knoxville Local School, made up of two schools, had an enrollment of 383 students with a 95.7% attendance rate and a 100% four-year graduation rate. District teachers on average had 13 years of experience and earned $63,294.
The district earned five stars for academic achievement, closing educational gaps, graduation rates and early literacy (K-3). It earned three stars for progress or the growth of all students based on past performances.
• Coldwater Exempted Village Schools, made up of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,343 students with a 96.2% attendance rate and 99% four-year graduation rate. District teachers on average had 21 years of experience and earned $68,605.
The district earned five stars for academic achievement, closing educational gaps and graduation rates. It earned three stars for progress or the growth of all students based on past performances and
early literacy (K-3).
• Fort Recovery Local Schools, made up of three schools, had an enrollment of 971 students with a 96.5% attendance rate and a 94.9% four-year graduation rate. District teachers on average had 18 years of experience and earned $66,809.
The district earned five stars for academic achievement and closing educational gaps. It earned four stars for graduation rates and early literacy (K-3). It earned three stars for progress or the growth of all students based on past performances.
• St. Henry Consolidated Local Schools, made up of three schools, had an enrollment of 987 students with a 96.5% attendance rate and a 100% four-year graduation rate. District teachers on average had 20 years of experience and earned $68,281.
The district earned five stars for academic achievement and graduation rates. It earned four stars for closing educational gaps and early literacy (K-3). It received one star for progress or the growth of all students based on past performances.
The report card states there is "significant evidence that the district fell short of student growth expectations by a larger magnitude."
Puthoff said the district continues to make headway on the progress component.
"Progress is an area that we are continuing to work on as a district to support student learning and growth," he said. "We are being intentional with our professional development to support and enhance our ability to stretch our curriculum and assessments to best support and push our students."
• St. Marys City Schools, made up of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,900 students with a 94.8% attendance rate and a 96.7% four-year graduation rate. District teachers on average had 18 years of experience and earned $64,104.
The district earned five stars for graduation rates and four stars for academic achievement and closing educational gaps. It earned three stars for early literacy (K-3) and one star for progress or the growth of all students based on past performances.
The report card states there is "significant evidence that the district fell short of student growth expectations by a larger magnitude."
• Parkway Local Schools, made up of three schools, had an enrollment of 967 students with a 94.8% attendance rate and a 100% four-year graduation rate. District teachers on average had 19 years of experience and earned $62,463.
The district earned five stars for graduation rates and closing educational gaps. It earned four stars for academic achievement and three stars for early literacy (K-3). It received one star for progress or the growth of all students based on past performances.
The report card states there is "significant evidence that the district fell short of student growth expectations by a larger magnitude."
• Celina City Schools, made up of seven schools, had an enrollment of 2,676 students with a 94.4% attendance rate and an 89.2% four-year graduation rate. District teachers on average had 18 years of experience and earned $64,600.
The district earned three stars for academic achievement, closing educational gaps and early literacy (K-3). It received two stars for progress or the growth of all students based on past performances and graduation rates.
"Significant evidence that the district fell short of student growth expectations," the report card states. "Needs support to meet state standards in graduation rates."
To view local schools report cards, visit https://reportcard.education.ohio.gov/home.
- The Daily Standard reporters Abigail Miller and Erin Gardner contributed to this story.
