OHIO — The state's annual report cards for 2023-24 have been released, recognizing districts for their achievements and ranking their performances.

Schools are evaluated under several categories including achievement, progress, gap closing, early literacy, graduation and readiness for college, career, workforce and military readiness. Districts and schools are ranked on a five-star system with ranking in increments of half-star measurements.

In the 2024 report cards, nearly 90% of districts met state expectations for performance. The state said districts meeting three-star rankings and above meet its marks. However, some still came short, ranking at 2.5 stars or below.

Districts ranked below 3 stars

School Districts	Overall Star Rankings
Akron City	2.5
Ashtabula Area City	2
Barberton City	2.5
Cambridge City	2.5
Canton City	2.5
Chillicothe City	2.5
Cincinnati Public Schools	2.5
Cleveland Heights-University Heights City	2.5
Columbus City Schools	2
Dayton City	2
East Cleveland City School District	2
East Liverpool City	2.5
East Palestine City	2.5
Elyria City Schools	2.5
Fostoria City	2.5
Gallipolis City	2.5
Garfield Heights	2
Winton Woods City	2.5
Lima City	2
Lockland Local	2
Lorain City	2
Mansfield City	2.5
Marietta City	2.5
Marion City	2.5
Massillon City	2.5
Middletown City	2.5
Mt. Healthy City	2
Nelsonville-York City	2.5
Newark City	2.5
North College Hill City	2
Painesville City	2.5
Portsmouth City	2.5
Ravenna City	2.5
St. Bernard-Elmwood Place City	2.5
Sandusky City	2.5
Sidney City	2.5
Springfield City	2
Toledo City	2.5
Warren City	2.5
Wellsville Local	2.5
Youngstown City	2
Caldwell Exempted Village	2.5
Crestline Exempted Village	2
Lisbon Exempted Village	2.5
Windham Exempted Village	2.5
Federal Hocking Local	2
Trimble Local	2.5
Oak Hill Union Local	2.5
Buckeye Local	2.5
Clearview Local	2.5
Sebring Local	2.5
Eastern Local	2.5
Meigs Local	2.5
Switzerland of Ohio Local	2.5
Jefferson Township Local	1.5
Trotwood-Madison City	2
Mad River Local	2.5
Northridge Local	2
Huber Heights City	2.5
Preble Shawnee Local	2.5
Adena Local	2.5
North Central Local	2.5
Adams County Ohio Valley Local	2.5
Gallia County Local	2

While most districts only just missed the three-star ranking, Jefferson Township Local had the lowest overall star rankings at 1.5. Its performance index score was 42.

The index measures the "level of achievement of every student, not just whether they score a proficient level on the tests," the department said, referring to results for students in third grade through high school on the Ohio State Tests.

Districts ranked 5 stars


School Districts	Overall Star Rankings
Bay Village City	5
Beachwood City	5
Bexley City	5
Brecksville-Broadview Heights City	5
Centerville City	5
Fairview Park City	5
Grandview Heights Schools	5
Loveland City	5
Madeira City	5
Mariemont City	5
Mayfield City	5
North Canton City	5
Oakwood City	5
Rocky River City	5
Steubenville City	5
Strongsville City	5
Sycamore Community City	5
Upper Arlington City	5
Wyoming City	5
Chagrin Falls Exempted Village	5
Granville Exempted Village	5
Hicksville Exempted Village School District	5
Perrysburg Exempted Village	5
Tipp City Exempted Village	5
Versailles Exempted Village	5
Minster Local	5
New Bremen Local	5
New Knoxville Local	5
Ross Local	5
Cuyahoga Heights Local	5
Orange City	5
Solon City	5
Tri-Village Local	5
Buckeye Valley Local	5
Olentangy Local	5
New Albany-Plain Local	5
Dublin City	5
Kenston Local	5
West Geauga Local	5
Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local	5
Forest Hills Local	5
Liberty-Benton Local	5
Kirtland Local	5
Avon Local	5
Avon Lake City	5
Ottawa Hills Local	5
Canfield Local	5
Highland Local	5
Marion Local	5
Fort Recovery Local	5
Miami East Local	5
Aurora City	5
Columbus Grove Local	5
Hopewell-Loudon Local	5
Fort Loramie Local	5
Russia Local	5
Jackson Local	5
Lake Local	5
Hudson City	5
Twinsburg City	5
McDonald Local	5
Weathersfield Local	5
Fairbanks Local	5
Springboro Community City	5
Mason City	5
Wayne Local	5
Chippewa Local	5

Among the five-star districts, several schools had performance index scores at 100 or above including: Fort Loramie Local, Marion Local, Solon City, Versailles Exempted Village, Chagrin Falls Exempted Village and Rocky River City.

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Districts ranked below 3 stars

Districts ranked 5 stars