Perrysburg Schools again led the county on state grade card scores.
Perrysburg received an overall rating of five stars, indicating it significantly succeeded in state standards.
The overall rating is made up of five rated components. Scores can range from one to five in half-star increments.
“We’re certainly very proud of our students and their performance, we’re proud of our staff for all that they’ve done,” said Perrysburg Superintendent Tom Hosler at Monday’s school board meeting.
The district earned five stars in achievement (94.4%), gap closing (75%), and graduation (97.6% in four years). It earned 4.5 stars in early literacy for proficiency for students in kindergarten through third grade (48.8% third grade reading proficiency, 82.7% promotion to fourth grade, 80.3% improving K-3 literacy).
It also received five stars from progress for exceeding student growth expectations by a larger magnitude.
Of the 3,300 elementary schools in Ohio, Perrysburg’s Fort Meigs was one of only eight to receive five stars in all state categories, Hosler said.
The Ohio Department of Education released the report cards Thursday.
“Perrysburg Schools achieved a performance index score of 102.7 (94%) on the 2023 State Report Card (out of 108.8), which is the 35th best in the State of Ohio out of 607 districts,” explained Brent Swartzmiller, executive director of teaching and learning. “Because of the hard work of our teachers, students, support staff and families, we are in the Top 6% in the state. That is something to celebrate.”
Bowling Green also exceeded state standards and tied for third in the county in its overall rating of 4 stars, indicating it exceeded state standards.
The district earned three stars in achievement (78.1%), five stars in gap closing (68.4%), five stars in graduation (96.7%) and two stars for early literacy (20.5% improving K-3 literacy, 46.3% third grade reading proficiency, 100% promotion to fourth grade).
The district earned four stars in progress for exceeding student growth expectations.
Superintendent Ted Haselman has announced an error on the early literacy score, stating it should be three stars.
Third grade students take state tests twice during the school year, but only the fall state tests were calculated in the component rating, he said in a community email.
In the spring of 2023, third grade students took the Ohio State English Language Arts (ELA) Assessment and 73% of students scored proficient or above, he said.
When the spring tests are added, the district will have earned a three-star rating.
Once corrected, the early literacy score will be the highest its been in years, said Angie Schaal, executive director of teaching and learning, at Tuesday’s BGCS board meeting.
“I think we have a lot to celebrate,” she said.
Bowling Green schools have worked extensively over the last few years to increase its K-3 literacy achievement by implementing components of the Science of Reading, Haselman explained.
“There is no doubt this Ohio Department of Education Report Card data is proof that Bowling Green City Schools continues to make progress and continuous improvement,” he said.
While the ODE Report Card is important and a measurement tool of the district, we know Bowling Green City Schools does so much more than what can be reported on a district report card, he said, and added we are, and should be, proud of what we do.
Eastwood Local Schools ranked second in the county with its overall rating of 4.5, which means it exceeded state standards.
The district received five stars in achievement (90.3%), gap closing (75%) and graduation (96.7%) and three stars in early literacy (37% improving K-3 literacy, 82.5% third grade reading proficiency, 100% promotion to fourth grade).
The district earned three stars in the progress component, which showed it met student growth expectations.
The achievement score is the most straightforward measure that you can look at over time, said Superintendent Brent Welker.
“We have been steadily improving in this area since 2020. I like where we are trending,” he said in a community email.
“We continue to see student growth coming out of Covid,” Welker said. “Our commitment to building a student that is resilient and ready to grow remains a key focus.”
Other results include:
Elmwood — 3.5 overall. Achievement, four stars (82.6%); gap closing, four stars (56.5%); graduation, four stars (96.8%); and early literacy (72.2% third grade reading proficiency, 100% promotion to fourth grade, 34.1% improving K-3 literacy). Progress, one star, indicating the district falls short of student growth expectations by a larger magnitude.
Lake – 3.5 overall. Achievement, 3 stars (79.7%); gap closing, five stars (66.7%); graduation, five stars (97.9%) and early literacy, three stars (49.6% improving K-3 literacy, 70.7% third grade reading proficiency, 100% promotion to fourth grade). Progress, two stars, indicating the district fell short of student growth.
North Baltimore – 3 overall. Achievement, 3 stars (74.5%); gap closing, four stars (45.2%); graduation, four stars (94.1%); and early literacy, three stars (60.7% improving K-3 literacy, 54.2% third grade reading proficiency, 100% promotion to fourth grade). Progress, two stars, indicating the district fell short of student growth.
Northwood – 4 overall. Achievement, three stars (73.2%); gap closing, four stars (58.7%); graduation, five stars (97.8%) and early literacy, two stars (63.6% third grade reading proficiency, 29.2% improving K-3 literacy, 100% promotion to fourth grade). Progress, five stars, indicating the district exceeded student growth by a larger magnitude.
Otsego – 3.5 overall. Achievement, four stars (80.6%); gap closing, three stars (41.9%); graduation, five stars (98.2%) and early literacy (22.6% improving K-3 literacy, 60.9% third grade reading proficiency, 100% promotion to fourth grade). Progress, three stars, showing the district met student growth expectations.
Rossford – 3.5 overall. Achievement, three stars (74.8%); gap closing, four stars (54.9%); graduation, three stars (90.8%); and early literacy (29% improving K-3 literacy, 67.2% third grade reading proficiency, 100% promotion to fourth grade). Progress, four stars, indicating the district exceeded student growth expectations.
The achievement component represents whether student performance on state tests met established thresholds and how well students performed on tests overall. The progress component looks at the growth all students are making based on their past performances. Gap closing is a measure of the reduction in educational gaps for student subgroups. The graduation component measures the four- and five-year graduation rate (for purposes of this story, only the four-year rate was used). Early literacy measures reading improvement and proficiency for students in kindergarten through third grade.
