SHELBY — Shelby City Schools saw a half-star increase on its Ohio School Report Card.
Every fall, the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce releases its Ohio School Report Cards for public schools, including traditional and community schools, career tech districts and dropout recovery programs.
ODEW released its report cards for the 2024-2025 school year on Monday, revealing a 4.5 star rating for Shelby City Schools.
Supt. Michael Browning said while he was “very pleased” with the district’s rating, the report card is just a snapshot of the hard work taking place all year.
“The growth that Shelby City Schools has made is because of our staff and community. We hire people who care about kids. When we have the right staff members around students, we will see the results we are looking for,” Browning said.
“The teachers and students did a great job in preparing and learning the lessons that made them successful.”
School report cards evaluate buildings and districts on six components with a one- to five-star scale with half-star increments.
One star means a district needs significant support to meet state standards. Three stars means a district has met expectations. Five stars means a district has significantly exceeded expectations.
What each component means
Achievement is a measure of how well students performed on state tests.
Progress is a measure of the growth students are making based on their past performance.
Gap Closing is a measure of the reduction in educational gaps among students of different races, ones with special needs and those from economically disadvantaged families.
Graduation is a measure of the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate and the five-year adjusted cohort graduation rate.
Early Literacy is a measure of reading improvement and proficiency for students in kindergarten through third grade.
College, Career, Workforce, and Military Readiness is a measure of how prepared Ohio’s students are for future opportunities, whether training in a technical field or preparing for work or college.
How Shelby’s scores broke down
Shelby’s overall district rating for the 2024-2025 broke down as follows:
- Achievement: 4 stars
- Progress: 4 stars
- Gap Closing: 5 stars
- Graduation: 4 stars
- Early Literacy: 3 stars
- College, Career, Workforce and Military Readiness: 3 stars
“Our community does a fabulous job in supporting our students, and our report card data shows that, as you cannot have great schools without a great community,” Browning said.
“We have community partners who want what is best for our students and are willing to financially help out so our students get the experiences and education they deserve.”
At the building level, Shelby High School earned a 3.5 star rating. Shelby Elementary School received four stars and Shelby Middle School received five stars.
This year’s report cards include new post-secondary readiness metric
This is the first year report cards have a rating for the College, Career, Workforce and Military Readiness (CCWMR) component. Previous versions of the report card included data, but not a rating.
The Ohio Education Association, a group representing teachers and school staff across the state, commended the use of CCWMR data, but said the report card is still too reliant on standardized testing data.
“For too long, these state report cards have been overly reliant on standardized test scores to determine ratings, ignoring the fact that these scores are a snapshot in time of a few stressful days in a student’s life rather than a measure of their ability or mastery,” OEA President Jeff Wensing said.
“Including CCWMR measures in the school ratings helps Ohioans get a more accurate view of the quality education public schools provide.”
Browning said he expects the district to earn even higher post-secondary readiness ratings in years to come thanks to the new Industry 4.0 career tech lab.