COLUMBUS, Ohio — The annual school report cards were released by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, and Columbus City Schools fell short of meeting state expectations and maintained its overall two-star rating.

Schools and districts receive ratings of one to five stars in half-star increments. Ratings are based on five components: achievement, progress, gap closing, early literacy and graduation. Report cards also include student-level proficiency rates based on the State Tests in English language arts, math, science and social studies.

Here's how some districts across the state, including Columbus City Schools, compared.

The state defines the categories as follows:

• Achievement - This metric uses both the Performance Index and Performance Indicators, the former based on tests' assigned achievement levels and the latter being the percentage of students who scored "proficient or higher on each of Ohio’s State Tests disaggregated by grade level and subject."
• Progress - This metric looks at student advancement compared to earlier performance, evaluating "the academic progress of students relative to the expected growth on Ohio's State Tests"
• Gap Closing - This metric looks at "how well schools are meeting the performance expectations for students in English language arts, math, and graduation" as well as some other factors
• Graduation - This metric looks at the four and five year graduation rates
• Early Literacy - This metric "measures reading improvement and proficiency for students in kindergarten through third grade"

For more information on these metrics, click here.

Here's a look at the district's proficiency rates in various subjects for the district across multiple school years.

Here's a look at the College Career Workforce and Military Readiness Percentages for the 2023-2024 for major districts across the state.

For more information or to view the data yourself, click here.

Digital Producer Madison MacArthur contributed to this report.