Berea City School District
#BeATitan
September 15, 2026
To Our Titans Community and Staff,
The state released school and district report cards today, Tuesday, September 15. The report card features a rating system of 1-5 stars.
Districts and schools were rated on seven components for the 2025-26 school year. The seven 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 Early Literacy and College, Career, Military and Workforce Readiness.
Highlights from Berea City Schools’ 2025-2026 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 fourth year that districts have been assigned an overall rating, and BCSD has received 4 stars all four years.
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)
The BCSD Performance Index of 86.019 points is the highest performance index in district history
Rating maintained from last year
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 maintained from last year
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 improved from 4 stars last year
Graduation: The Graduation Component is a measure of the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate and the five-year adjusted cohort graduation rate.
Rating: 5 Stars (Significantly exceeds state standards in graduation rate)
Rating improved from 4 stars last year
11% increase in 4-year graduation rate from 2022
Highest graduation rate in district history
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 K-3)
Rating maintained from last year
College, Career, Workforce, and Military Readiness: The College, Career, Workforce, and Military Readiness Component measures how well-prepared Ohio's students are for all future opportunities.
Rating: 3 Stars (Meets state standards in college, career, workforce, and military readiness)
Rating maintained from last year
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 2025-2026 Ohio School Report Cards, or attend/watch the October 12, 2026 Board of Education Meeting, where Director of Academic Affairs, Mr. Nick Discenza, will present specific information and further details about the district report card.
Be safe, be kind and ALWAYS be a Titan!
Tracy L. Wheeler
Superintendent
