(File photo) From left, Fort Frye High School students Colton O’Brien and Zane Campbell work to make their catapult robot shoot hoops during a May robotics competition at the school.

Washington County Joint Vocational School District received an overall 5 stars on the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce’s report card and recognition.

The overall ratings are composed of up to six rated components which include Achievement, Progress, Gap Closing, Graduation, Early Literacy, and College, Career, Workforce, and Military Readiness.

The results of those six components are then measured to determine the overall score for the district or school.

Washington County JVSD’s score indicated it significantly exceeds state standards based on the four components it was measured by.

The report card scores are a tool for staff and students to identify areas that may need improvement or attention. It’s also a way for educators and students to celebrate the areas that improved over previous years.

(File photo) Fourth-grade teacher Michelle McIntyre works with student Hayli Snyder to solve math problems at Beverly-Center Elementary School.

For parents, this provides a comprehensive overview of the school based on the state’s standards.

Belpre City Schools

Belpre City Schools received a 3 overall rating which means based on the score, the district needs support to meet state standards.

The district received 3 stars in Achievement, Graduation and College, Career, Workforce, and Military Readiness. All of these components meet state standards.

According to ODEW, 93.2% of students at Belpre City Schools participated in the ACT.

The district also received 2 stars for the Progress, Gap Closing, and Early Literacy components.

There was significant evidence that students made less progress than expected in fifth and seventh grade as well as high school. In all tests for all grades, there was moderate evidence that students made less progress than expected.

District Superintendent Jeff Greenley said he’s proud of the staff and students for all of the hard work they’ve put in.

“A score of 3 means the school is performing on average so we’re happy to see the progress,” said Greenley. “Our focus was on career readiness in the high school so we’ve been doing a lot to boost that score.”

Greenley said he’s pleased with the hard work and they are planning initiatives in the future to improve the progress and achievement.

“The students need to know more than just reading and writing so that’s why we focus on career readiness at Belpre,” he said.

Greenley is excited to see what they can achieve in the upcoming school years.

Fort Frye Local School District

Fort Frye Local Schools received an overall rating of 4.5 stars which exceeds state standards.

Three of six components received 5 stars which included; Gap Closing, Graduation, and College, Career, Workforce, and Military Readiness.

The Gap Closing component is measured based on specific student groups and their long-term goals for each area of education such as language arts, math, and graduation.

Fort Frye significantly exceeded state standards. Only 10.7% of students were chronically absent in the 2024-25 school year.

“The district and several of our buildings, a couple of our buildings, including the high school, got their highest rating ever, which we’re very proud of the hard work of our students, staff and community,” said Superintendent Stephanie Starcher. “We are very purposeful in our academic and school improvement work, and we try to recruit very talented staff and retain teachers, and we’re just excited to continue to try to build on that.”

The district received 4 stars in Achievement and Early Literacy. The Achievement component is measured by performance index score divided by maximum district performance index score. Index score is determined by points received for every student who takes a test, so the higher the performance level on state tests, the more points go towards the index score.

Fort Frye had a 84.6% performance index.

The district’s proficiency trend from 2021-25 indicated more students were taking advanced plus tests over time.

The district received 3 stars for the Progress component which indicated evidence that the district met student growth expectations.

“One of the areas that we focused on a lot last year was keeping students engaged and all levels of learners, and we had a lot of staff training on that,” she said. “We spend a lot of our professional learning time and teacher-based team meetings and looking at what we’re teaching, how we’re teaching it, and who got it the first time, who needs to be taught, who needs challenged more.”

Frontier Local School District

Frontier Local Schools was given 3 for the overall rating which meets state standards.

The College, Career, Workforce, and Military Readiness component received 4 stars for preparing students for their futures. There were 93.8% of students that participated in the ACT and 41.7% of students at Frontier received an Honors Diploma.

Out of the six components, four were given 3 star ratings which included; Achievement, Gap Closing, Graduation, and Early Literacy.

Early Literacy is measured based on K-3 students who were previously off track and to see if they improved.

The district received 1 star for Progress which indicated a need for significant support to meet state standards. All grades had one area with significant evidence that students made less progress than expected. Sixth grade math and high school biology were two areas where significant evidence suggested students made more progress than expected.

Officials at Frontier were unavailable for comment by deadline.

Marietta City Schools

Marietta City Schools received an overall rating of 3 stars which indicates the district meets state standards.

Marietta earned 4 stars in the Gap Closing and College, Career, Workforce, and Military Readiness component. These rates indicate Marietta schools exceed state standards in the reduction of educational gaps for student groups and how prepared their students are for their future endeavors.

The district’s College, Career, Workforce and Military Readiness percentage is 81.1% which is determined based on the number of students in the four-year graduation cohort demonstrating post-secondary readiness divided by the number of students in the four-year graduation cohort.

The data revealed that 85.7% of Marietta students took the ACT.

The district received 3 star ratings for the Achievement and Graduation components for meeting state standards.

The Progress component received 2 stars which is based on the growth of students based on their past performances.

In Early Literacy, the district received 1 star for the measure of reading improvement and proficiency for students in kindergarten through third grade.

This indicates the district needs significant support to meet state standards in early literacy kindergarten through third grade.

Requests for comment from Marietta officials had not been returned by deadline Monday.

Wolf Creek Local School District

Wolf Creek Local received a 3.5 overall rating which indicated meeting state standards.

The district was given 5 stars in Graduation, Early Literacy, and College, Career, Workforce, and Military Readiness.

All three components significantly exceeded state standards. There is a 100% four-year graduation rate and a 98.2% five-year graduation rate. The average graduation rate at Wolf Creek is 99.3% which earned five stars.

For career readiness, 97.6% of students in the district took the ACT and 53.7% were dual enrolled and earned at least 12 college credits.

The district earned 3 stars in Achievement and Gap Closing which meets state standards.

There was 1 star earned in the Progress component which indicates significant evidence that the district fell short of student growth by a larger magnitude.

The data revealed that there was significant evidence students made less progress than expected in almost every grade except for sixth.

English II and Geometry in high school had significant evidence students made more progress than expected.

Requests for comment on Wolf Creek’s district report card weren’t returned by press deadline.

Warren Local School District

Warren Local was given an overall rating of 4 stars which exceeds state standards.

Graduation and College, Career, Workforce, and Military Readiness received 5 stars and indicated high graduation rates and career readiness upon graduation.

There was a 98.2% four-year graduation rate and a 97.4% five-year graduation rate in the district.

The district also earned 4 stars in Achievement and Gap Closing followed by 3 stars in the Early Literacy component.

All of these components either meet or exceed state standards.

“Our elementary being 5 stars is fantastic and we’re really focused on getting the kids to where they need to be when they graduate,” said Superintendent Kyle Newton. “We dig into the data and look at where we can get better and how we make our kids the best they can be.”

The Progress component was given 2 stars with significant evidence students made less progress than expected in at least five different grades.

“Being accountable is our goal and there’s so much at Warren that’s more than education,” he said. “We also focus on the person you’re going to be, not just the education you’re receiving.”

Newton said the high school will continue the career readiness programs they have in place but they’re also looking into focusing on math initiatives.

Washington County Joint Vocational School District

The Washington County JVSD includes the Washington County Career Center and received an overall rating of 5 stars.

The schools earned 5 stars in three of the four components they were measured on and included; Career & Post-Secondary Readiness, Graduate Rate,and Post-Program Outcomes.

The placement rates for JVSD and CTPD received above 90% for post-program placement which also increased since last year.

There was a 95.9% graduation rate for students in a four-year cohort and 98.2% graduation rate for students in a five-year cohort.

The Achievement component was given 4 stars which exceeds state standards in technical and academic achievement.

The performance index was measured based on the test results of every student in language arts, math, science, and social studies.

Ohio Department of Education Report Card Rating Scale:

5 Stars: Significantly exceeds state standards

4.5 Stars: Exceeds state standards

4 Stars: Exceeds state standards

3.5 Stars: Meets state standards

3 Stars: Meets state standards

2.5 Stars: Needs support to meet state standards

2 Stars: Needs support to meet state standards

1.5 Stars: Needs significant support to meet state standards

1 Star: Needs significant support to meet state standards