Marion City Schools rises to 3-star district on state report card, superintendent says
Loading...
Summary
Superintendent Brian Murphy told the Marion City Schools Board of Education on Sept. 15 that the district improved across multiple categories on the state report card, moving from 2.5 to 3 stars and recording gains in achievement, progress and gap closing.
Marion City Schools reported a jump to a three‑star district on the Ohio Department of Education report card, Superintendent Brian Murphy told the Marion City Schools Board of Education during its Sept. 15 meeting at Harding High School.
Murphy said the district improved by 3.5 percentage points in achievement and gained four performance‑index points compared with the previous year. He said the district moved from 2.5 stars to 3 stars overall, and that progress and gap‑closing measures also rose from two stars to three. Murphy said the district’s gap‑closing score rose from 26.6% to 37.5%.
The superintendent gave school‑level details: four schools increased their star ratings year over year. Grant, Pan White, and George Washington moved from 2.5 to 3 stars; Garfield rose from 2 to 2.5; Harding remained at 3 stars; Taft, McKinley and other schools largely remained at their prior levels, he said.
Murphy described early‑literacy improvement as a notable gain: the K–3 literacy rating moved from 1 star to 2 stars, third‑grade reading proficiency increased about 1%, and promotion to fourth grade improved to 100% for the measured cohort. He said the district’s four‑year graduation rate grew by 1.1 percentage points and that the five‑year rate declined slightly.
Murphy also noted that the state issued stars for college, career, workforce and military readiness for the first time; Marion received two stars in that new category. He said that state funding calculations will be updated in October and that the district expects to track shifts when new formulas begin to apply.
Board members and administrators framed the results as evidence of recent reforms and adaptive work by staff. Murphy credited district teachers, leaders and partners for “making adjustments on the fly” and said the district will build on the gains.
Looking ahead, Murphy and other board members said they expect continued focus on literacy and college‑and‑career readiness measures and acknowledged some areas remain below the district’s aspirations.
The superintendent’s remarks were delivered as part of the superintendent’s report; no formal board action was required for the report card itself.
