Berea City School District
#BeATitan
September 14, 2023
To Our Titans Community and Staff,
The state has released school and district report cards today, Thursday, September 14. The report card features a rating system of 1-5 stars. This is the first year that schools and districts receive an overall star rating for the school or district.
This year, districts and schools are being rated on six components for the 2022-23 school year in addition to other non-rated measures. The six components are Overall Rating (a rating that represents all components), Achievement (how well students performed on state tests), Progress (the growth all students make based on their past performance), Gap Closing (how well schools are doing in closing the achievement gap between students based on income, race, ethnicity or disability), Graduation Rate, and K-3 Literacy. A revised measure for College, Career, Military and Workforce readiness (a measurement of how well-prepared students are for college, military service, careers and technical training) will begin to be rated in 2025 by the State.
Highlights from Berea City Schools’ 2023 state report card include:
Overall Rating: The Overall Rating Component represents the assigned rating based on all components combined.
Rating: 4 Stars (Exceeds state standards)
This is the first year that districts were assigned an overall rating.
Achievement: The Achievement Component measures students academic achievement using each level of performance on Ohio's State Tests.
Rating: 3 Stars (Meets state standards in academic achievement)
Trend data for performance index shows an increased performance index (achievement measure) of 3% points from 2022 and more than 16% points from 2021
Progress: The Progress Component measures the academic performance of students compared to expected growth on Ohio's State Tests.
Rating: 4 Stars (Significant evidence that the district exceeded student growth expectations)
Rating increase from 3 stars in 2022
Overall district Math progress shows that students exceeded growth expectations
Overall district ELA and Science progress shows that students made expected growth
7 of the 18 Ohio State Tests indicate that students made more than expected growth
6 of the 18 Ohio State Tests indicate that students made expected growth
Gap Closing: The Gap Closing component shows how well schools are meeting the performance expectations for our students in English language arts, math, and graduation.
Rating: 5 Stars (Significantly exceeds state standards in closing educational gaps)
Rating increase from 4 stars in 2022
Exceeded the Math achievement goal in all 9 student subgroups
Exceeded the ELA achievement goal in 8 of 9 student subgroups
Graduation: The Graduation Component is a measure of the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate and the five-year adjusted cohort graduation rate.
Rating: 3 Stars (Meets state standards in graduation rate)
Rating increase from 2 stars in 2022
4.6% increase in 4-year graduation rate from 2022
District 4-year graduation rate is 4.5% higher than the state graduation rate
District 5-year graduation rate is 3.1% higher than the state graduation rate
Early Literacy: The Early Literacy Component is a measure of reading improvement and proficiency for students in kindergarten through third grade.
Rating: 3 Stars (Meets state standards in early literacy)
Improved percentages in moving students on track (9%), Early Literacy (1.6%), and Improved Literacy (9%)
Report cards are only one part of Berea City School District’s story. Report cards provide information on the progress of districts and schools in raising achievement and preparing students for the future. The data can be used to guide school improvement and respond to student learning needs. However, Ohio School Report Cards are not the only measure of the success or accomplishments of a school or district. There’s far more to measuring a child’s learning and growth than what’s scored on the report card. To get a full picture of students’ educational experiences, visit our schools, attend events, talk to educators, parents, students, and graduates, view our website, social media, and our soon-to-be-released Quality Profile. A lot of great things are happening in our schools that do not get captured and shared in the report card. Our core belief is that success is defined by whether learners are equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in an ever-changing world in the lives they live outside of school.
For more information and to help you better understand what Ohio School Report Cards measure, families and the community can review the Ohio Department of Education’s Guide to 2023 Ohio School Report Cards, or you can attend or watch the October 9, 2023 Board of Education Meeting when Mr. Nick Discenza, Director of Academic Affairs will present specific information and details about the district report card.
Be safe, be kind and ALWAYS be a Titan!
Tracy L. Wheeler
Superintendent
