Valley schools react to 2024-2025 report card scores
Several schools in the Mahoning Valley have issued reactions to the scores they received on the Ohio School Report Cards for the 2024-2025 school year.
The scores were released on Monday by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.
Choffin Career and Technical Center issued a statement on Monday, outlining its pride in earning a 5-star rating on the report card.
This is the second consecutive year that Choffin has received the state's highest distinction, according to the release.
"Earning a 5-star rating for the second year in a row is a tremendous honor for Choffin," said Dr. Michael Saville, director of Choffin Career and Technical Center.
Dr. Saville continued," As the only urban Career Technical Planning District in Ohio to achieve this distinction, we know maintaining 5 stars year after year is even more challenging. These results reflect the strategies our team has embraced supporting students through retakes, aligning curriculum to state standards and delivering engaging instruction every day."
Choffin earned a 96.5% in technical skill attainment, a 96.1% four-year graduation rate, 109.2% in career and post-secondary readiness and a 96.8% post-program placement rate.
South Range Local Schools announced on Monday, following the release of the school report cards, that the district had achieved its best achievement performance in five years.
The school achieved an overall score of 4.5 stars on the 2024-2025 school report card.
According to the district's announcement, it has increased its Performance Index rate from 96 to nearly 102 points.
"One of our 'Raider Way' goals is monitoring student performances as a means to 'Get Better Every Day'. The pursuit of improvement is woven into our Raider DNA. From athletics to the arts, to the classroom, a goal is for us to work to improve annually," Superintendent Dr. Jarred Zapolnik said in the release.
Dr. Zapolnik continued," These results are reflective of the collective efforts of our students, teachers and families to achieve and improve. We will us this report as motivation to continue our upward growth."
Newton Falls Exempted Village Schools announced its success on Monday with a news release, succeeding in earning a 3.5-star rating, which the district says marked its continued progress throughout the years.
The release outlines that the district originally held a 2-star rating in 2023, followed by a 3-star rating in 2024.
"This upward trend reflects the hard work and dedication of our students, staff and families," said Superintendent Dr. Andreas Johansson.
Dr. Johansson continued," We are proud of the progress we've made, and we remain committed to continuous improvement, ensuring that Newton Falls students are supported and prepared for future success."
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