Overview

• State officials issued 1–5 star ratings for the 2024–25 year, and more than 90% of districts met or exceeded expectations with three stars or higher.
• The debut College, Career, Workforce and Military Readiness component affected overall scores and produced mixed big-city results, with Cleveland at 2.5 stars, Columbus at 2 and Cincinnati at 2.5, while Akron rose to 3.5 and East Cleveland reached 3.
• State data show math achievement at a five-year high, English language arts proficiency slightly lower, and chronic absenteeism at its lowest level since the COVID-19 era.
• Early-literacy top ratings fell during the science-of-reading transition, with 5.4% of districts earning five stars compared with 9.1% last year.
• An analysis tied higher overall ratings to higher community incomes, with five-star districts averaging a $64,073 median income versus $33,821 in two-star districts.